ENGL 91C Study Guide - Final Guide: Stock Character, Intertextuality, Antihero
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Allusion: an indirect or passing reference to something external to the text; intentional on the author"s part. Intertextuality: the less definite and more complex web of connections between texts; connections may or may not be intentional. A paradigm of ideal femininity dating back to the 1850s, which stressed women"s socially generative roles as wives and mothers. Usually the evil character; stands in the way of the protag"s goals/desires. The pervasive feeling or mood generated by descriptions of places and objects; established through an author"s careful management of sensory detail, syntax, and word choice, imagery, and figurative language. The physical, intellectual, and/or spiritual journey a character undergoes in the course of a narrative. Often closely mirrors the plot arc, and sometimes replaces the plot as the primary source of dramatic tension. May entail the character"s transformation, growth, or fall. How an author represents fictional personalities by describing or implying their emotional, intellectual, moral, and physical qualities.
