ENGL-2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tom Huck, Kate Chopin, Birdcage
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The red badge of courage- stephen crane (henry, wilson, soldiers) Turn of the screw henry james (flora, miles, governess, mrs grose, peter quint, World around us is shifting and changing setting and view of the book is changing. Interested in getting inside head of henry flemming in red badge. The awakening- kate chopin edna pontellier, robert lebrun, mademoisle reisze, Social commentary- critiques society or reflects on it (huck finn) Satire- make fun of society, connected to social criticism (huck finn, snl) Dialect- expression of language of difference among different people. Antebellum- pre civil war setting (huck finn set in this) Postbellum- post civil war setting (huck finn published in this) Gilded age- post civil war (last 25 years of the 19th century) Coming of age narrative- development of the protagonist, discipline plays a role. Cultural memory- refers to the way a group of people remember the past. Didn"t experience civil war but wrote about it.
