Studied by 3 peopleMore territory, transportation, communication, immigration, economic growth, and industrialization in the US.
I. What were some changes in the US from 1800-1860?
Property voting was gone, women’s and civil rights movements, US territory purchases, and more important documents and wars.
I. What were signs that democracy was growing?
Upbeat, positive, progressive.
I. Despite DR, what was the nation's mood in the mid-1800s?
death/darkness/ambiguous
cruelty/unexplained/nature
alienated heros
alluring antagonists
I. What were some major traits of DR?
It first came about in the 1760s and related to 'barbarian' ideas or 'deriving from the middle ages'
I. What is the origin of the term "gothic"?
Modern story types like Crime Noir, and the popularization of the horror genre
I. What is DR's impact on today's US society?
The cross symbolizes a badge of icy grief and pain that the speaker wears.
II. In "Cross of Snow" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what does the cross sympolize?
HW's other works are light romantics, as opposed to this dark romantic piece about the burning death of his wife.
II. How is "Cross of Snow" by Henry Wadsworth atypical for him?
The tone is sad and somber which furthers the mystery and suspense of life and death.
II. How does the sound of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow affect its message?
The brevity of life and and the mystery of death.
II. What is the overall message about life in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
People leave legacies, and can influence the future.
II. In "Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, how does HWL say our lives affect others?
It's necessary to live during life for the afterlife, and enjoy the life you have because you can lose it.
II. In "Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what is HWL's belief about the afterlife?
Somber, sometimes lofty, and always dramatic.
II. In "from Deerslayer" by James Fennimore Cooper, what is the tone?
Harshly, they said Cooper was vague, and had poor writing.
II. How did critics judge "from Deerslayer" by James Fennimore Cooper?
He was a rich boy looking to separate himself from society and therefore become enlightened.
II. What motivated Henry David Thoreau to live by Walden Pond for two years in "Where I Lived, What I Lived For"?
He felt he had a life to live in the real world, no time to spare.
II. Why does Henry David Thoreau chose to leave Walden Pond in "Where I Lived, What I Lived For"?
LR & DR, happiness & sadness, real & artificial, physical & emotional wounds.
II. In "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allen Poe, what contrasts are important?
Her soul was painted into the painted by her husband.
II. In "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allen Poe, Why does the artist's wife die (supernaturally)?
The cruelty of the death sentence and how those who are to be killed are treated.
II. In "from Typee" by Herman Melville, to what does HM compare cannibalism?
HM finds that though the Typee are considered cruel, 'modern society' could learn a lot from their culture.
II. In "from Typee" by Herman Melville, what is HM's final opinion of Typee culture?
He hid his eyes from others (the windows to the soul), hiding his sins.
II. In "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, what is the significance of the veil?
Both stories had men with something to hide, one physically and one internally.
II. How is "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne similar to his other work, The Scarlet Letter?
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