ENG 2104 Lecture Notes - The Open Boat, Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie
Document Summary
Literature left behind a major influence, especially in the 1920s. After the end of wwi major authors steeped themselves in crane"s prose. Known for his very dark sense of humour and satirical mocking edge o what he writes, as well as a prose stylist (striking similes and metaphors) The open boat (more in depth notes in anthology) Introduction narrative attention focused on the hostility of the setting and the metaphor shifts. Characteristic envisionment of an environment that is hostile to life. Language of the drawing room can envision someone sitting in an enclosed area writing about the environment outside that corresponds not only with human needs, but human wishes. Only uses the position of work of each character as the names of the characters (identified by their function on the steamer) Makes it more of a generalization or universalization of the character by refusing to use their names.
