ENGB03H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arthur Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, Bildungsroman
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Part a: identification: the man in the moone - francis godwin, characters. Lunars -> christian people in utopia: significance. Faux travel log -> fictionalized account of imaginative travel and discovery. Arm-chair travellers -> implied readers are sceptical but rational. Science fiction -> fictional interventions in contemporary scientific discussions: interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, characters. Olaudah equiano -> educated, ambitious, former slave narrator. Robert king -> fair man who allowed equiano to purchase his freedom: significance. Slave narrative -> emphasizes lack of control and horrors to abolish slavery. Power of words -> withholding / failure of words, or names have significant impacts: northanyer abbey - jane austen, characters. Catherine morland -> heroine of the bildungsroman novel. Henry tilney -> guides catherine to a better understanding due to his perceptiveness. General tilney -> too concerned with wealth. Isabella thorpe -> also obsessed with money and position in society: significance.
