ENG1D1-19 exam review

theme

the meaning behind events and actions in a story

character devlopement

building a character with depth, personality, and clear motivations

conflict

the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story

plot

the sequence of events within a story

what is dystopian literature?

a story usually taking place in the future, usually where things are not good (government, war, society)

what is the theme in “Echo and Narcissus”

obsessive love

what is the theme in “Prometheus and the theft of fire”

progress

what is the theme in “Pandora’s box”

deceptive expectation and hope

what is the theme in “the abduction of Persephone”

love, death, regeneration

all summer in a day summary

Every seven years on venus, the sun shines. the nine-year-old children don’t remember seeing it but margo has because she is from the earth and moved to venus when she was four. She misses the sun and her classmates do not believe her about the sun, they lock her in a closet, but when the sun comes out they don’t unlock her, and she doesn’t see the sun. they remember her only after the sun stops shining.

the interlopers summary

two neighbours share a forest. these neighbours have generational feuds due to the spiltting of the forest. the two neighbours are trapped because trees fell on them, and while waiting for their men to come, they argue about whos men will come first, and in the end, they befriend eachother. but it’s too late for them, since wolves have come to eat them.

through the tunnel summary

jerry is 11. he is on vacation with his mother in france. he goes swimming and sees a group of boys swimming underwater as long as they can. he wants to prove that he can swim underwater as long as they can, so he starts practicing holding his breath until he almost drowns. his effort to prove himself almost kills him.

king midas and the golden touch summary

king midas loves gold, and he also loves his daughter. When the god of happiness, Bacchus appeared to him and presented him with the chance to have whatever made him happiest, Midas said he would choose turning everything he touched into gold. Bacchus granted the wish and when Midas woke up the next day, everything he touches turns to gold. everything. even his daughter. he regrets wishing this and begs Bacchus to fix it. He reverses the curse and Midas learns to not be greedy.

Compare the character progression of Beatrice Prior in Roth’s Divergent and Jerry in “Lessing’s Through the Tunnel”. How do both of these characters change over the course of their story?

they both feel that they need to prove themselves. Jerry needs to prove that he can hold his breath as long as the group of boys, and tris needs to prove that she isn’t a “stiff” and she fits in with the dauntless

tris: fitting in even though shes divergent+ figuring out that she does belong in dauntless

jerry: thinks he needs to hold his breath to be like the group of boys + figures out that he doesnt need to be as good as them.

Compare and contrast the bullying Beatrice Prior *Divergent* and Margot “All Summer in a Day”. How do they go through similar experiences? How are they different?

Tris and margot are bullied because they are different. tris is bullied because of the faction she was born in. margot is bullied because she is from earth.

tris: is bullied bc she is from abnegation+ shes seen as stiff

margot: bullied bc she has seen the sun+ is sad and fragile

Heroism is an important aspect in both our Greek mythology and *Divergent* units. Using two characters (one from a myth and one from *Divergent*) explain how this trait is portrayed

tris and Hercules are heroes because of the actions that they perform. Tris because of being the first jumper, and because she let four throw knives at her. Hercules because of the twelve labors he offered to do.

Explain how Narcissus in “Echo and Narcissus” and Peter in *Divergent* demonstrate egotistical (self-centered, absorbed in oneself) behaviour. Explain using specific details from the texts.

Narcissus and peter are self-centered because they only care about themselves. Narcissus only cares about his appearance, and peter only cares about being the number 1 in initation

narcissus: turns away echo + is obsessed with himself

peter: bullies others + attacks tris

Bravery is an important element in “Prometheus and the Theft of Fire” and *Divergent*. Using one character from each story explain how bravery is demonstrated by both of the characters. Be sure to use specific examples from the texts.

Tris and prometheus are brave. Tris is brave because she is the first jumper, and prometheus is brave because he went against zeus and he stole fire from the gods for the humans.

tris is first jumper + letting four throw knives at her

prometheus goes against zeus’s orders+ does what he can for the humans

Compare and contrast the relationship that Tris and Four have in Divergent with the relationship that Persephone and Hades have in “The Abduction of Persephone” how are these relationships similar? How are they different? Be sure to use specific examples from the texts.

Tris is four have an awkward relationship at first. This is the same with Hades and Persephone. four is somewhat cold to tris, while hades abducted Persephone. Although it is two different circumstances, their relationships do work out in the end

similar because theyre both in new enviroments

different because ones been abducted and the other chose to be there