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Id

Jack

Ego

Ralph

Superego

Piggy

Ralph

Fair, well built, attractive, softness in his eyes

Jack

tall, thin, bony, red-head, brutally commanding

Piggy

Fat, asthma, intelligent, unpopular

Simon

Choir boy, loner, bit odd, fainted

Roger

Silent, cruel, secretive

need for civilization

We've got to have some rules around here

innocence and the loss of it

convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up

glum determination like an old man.

wearisomeness of this life

loss of identity

“The mask was a thing on it's own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-conciousness.”

power

"And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can't hunt, you can't sing—"

"I'm chief. I was chosen."

"Why should choosing make any difference? Just giving orders that don't make any sense” (chapter 5)

Fear of the unknown

the darkness was full of claws, full of the awful unknown and menace

indifference of nature

Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations

The clear water mirrored the clear sky and the angular bright constellations. The line of phosphorescence bulged about the sand grains and little pebbles

blindness and sight

First you’ve got to give back Piggy’s specs. If he hasn’t got them he can’t see.

Piggy took off his glasses, deeply troubled

What caused Don Quixote’s ambition to be a knight?

Reading old stories of knights & legends.

Don Quixote’s overall mission was to do what?

Be a hero & right every wrong in the world.

What must Don Quixote choose to complete his mission?

A lady/princess to be his to fight for

How does Cervantes satirize Queen Guinevere and Lancelot? Be specific with examples from the text.

He gives his very poor winnings to the daughter of the innkeeper.

How does Cervantes satirize knight’s quests? Be specific with examples from the text.

He hurts innocent people & doesn't actually help anyone, but fights a windmill thinking it's a beast & helps no one, but hurts himself.

In the poem “Southern Cop,” the lines “The Negro must have been dangerous,/Because he ran” are an example of which literary element?

Verbal Irony

In the poem “Southern Cop,” the lines “And all we can say for the Negro is/ It was unfortunate” are an example of which literary element?

Understatement

In the poem “Southern Cop,” which lines contain the least degree of verbal irony?

When he found what the Negro was running for, It was too late; And all we can say for the Negro is, It was unfortunate.

Which literary device(s) are used in the first line of each stanza?

Parallelism & Irony

In “I am a Cripple,” Mairs explains that she refers to herself as a “cripple” but not others for which reason(s)?

She understands that others may be uncomfortable w/ it but feels that it describes her most clearly.

Mairs says she doesn’t favor the words “disabled” and “handicapped” for which reason(s)?

They don't describe her struggle or situation much, are way too broad & are too sugar coated for her liking.

In “I am a Cripple,” the concern Mairs has for finding the appropriate term centers primarily around what?

A drive to describe her struggle and make others understand her better, even at the price of uncomfort.

In “I am a Cripple,” Mairs quotes Orwell’s statement, “the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts,” means what to Mairs?

People purposely sugar coat or twist meanings so that they may feel more comfortable w/ themselves.

Why is the title “He” significant?

Because the main character has no name, acknowledging him as less than a person.

What is He’s first illness most likely the result of?

Pneumonia or freezing since he isn't given proper clothing or blankets

When Mrs. Whipple prays that nothing bad happens to Him, she is probably most concerned about what?

What the neighbors will think about her if he is harmed.

When Mr. Whipple rides to town to fetch a doctor, he is concerned about what?

The money that the doctor will cost

In the end, His reaction to being sent away is what?

Sobbing & screaming, He feels betrayed as he is sent away.

In *The Bluest Eye*, blue eyes symbolize what to Pecola?

Beauty/perfection

Pecola thinks that having blue eyes will make her life different in which way(s)?

People will treat her better and she will be prettier, so naturally her life will be better

The dandelions are a symbol of African-American beauty for Pecola until what occurs?

The candy store owner "looks down on her" (she is too short) for being black & she feels ugly.

How does Pecola’s view of the dandelions change in the excerpt?

After feeling insulted by the man in the candy store, she sees the dandelions as ugly pests.

What is the reason Mr. Yacobowski is unable to see Pecola?

She is too short & barely gets above the counter.

Why is Pecola unable to move her hand to give Mr. Yacobowski the coins?

she is afraid of touching him so as not to make him angry.

Through the parody incorporated into the text, the author condemns what?

"Perfect" characters like the children Jack and Jill that contribute to Pecola's feelings of unworthiness.

In *Cry the Beloved Country*, “Have you a room that you could let? / No I have no room… Yes I have a room, but I do not want to let it… Have you a room that you could let?/ It is let already.” are lines that are included by Paton to portray what for readers?

The poverty of many black crowds & the desperate times many face, along with the crowding of homes.

The chapters in *Cry the Beloved Country* that include pieces repeatedly like the lines in the previous question are not intended to add to the plot of Kumalo or Jarvis. What are they intended to represent?

The majority of lives in places like Johannesburg & the rest of South Africa.

Why did Msimangu give Kumalo all of his money?

He was leaving to live as a monk, which means he was giving up all of his possessions. He also wanted to help Kumalo w/ the expenses of his journey & getting back home.

The building of Shanty Town is orchestrated by whom?

Dubula, 1 of 3 big names for freedom in Johannesburg. (The heart)

Kumalo goes up the mountain to do what?

Think about his journey & his son

In response to Mrs. Jarvis’ death, Kumalo does what?

Goes up the mountain to the Jarvis's home w/ a letter.

How, specifically, does Jarvis help Kumalo and the village?

He brings milk for the children, brings a man that helps to repair the village through things like irrigation & landscaping, & helps rebuild buildings, especially the school.

What thematic ideas and topics are present in the novel?

Ideas of the cycle of injustice, forgiveness, oppression through discrimination, devotion to family or devotion to state, etc.

The type of government the boys attempt to establish in the beginning of *Lord of the Flies* is most closely related to which type of government?

Democracy

Simon's character has been compared to which biblical people?

jesus

The "scar" serves to symbolically represent what?

The crashed plane onto the island and the trail it left

The jungle symbolically represents what?

The perfect nature, w/out the interference of man

Why do the boys from *Lord of the Flies* arrive on the island?

A plane crashes after being shot down.

The symbol that is used to represent order and civilization is what?

conch

The symbol that is used to represent hope is what?

signal fire

How many children die  IN TOTAL on the island?

3; Mulberry, Simon, Piggy

The event that is occurring as a backdrop for the novel is

an unnamed world war

The boys begin to develop a fear of the beast, which really turns out to be what/who?

A hanging corpse of a paratrooper that fell onto the island

Arthur

He valued the ideals that Camelot represented above all else.

Guinevere

Lancelot

Merlin

He is imprisoned in a tower floating in the sky.

Morgan

She kidnapped Lancelot & put him under enchantment for a long period of time.

Morgause

She seduced Arthur & bore a child that was Arthur's only heir, had evil, serpent-like qualities.

Mordred

knight killed an unarmed elderly man who was guarding a tomb, told the people of England that he was the new king, arthur’s son

Kay

He was a knight of a foul disposition who challenged Merlin's powers

Gawain

He vowed to get his revenge against Lancelot for the deaths of his 2 unarmed brothers, His power increased as noon approached, but then decreased after noon

Niniane

She was part fairy & convinced Merlin to tell her his secrets, put merlin in a tower

singular subject

normally end in s

Get rid of…

prep phrases and appositives

Singular indefinite pronouns

end in one/body/thing

Plural indefinite pronouns

both, few many, several

Or/Nor

ignore all before

every/many a

always singular

Collective noun

if members do the same - singular

If disagree - plural

antecedent

word pronoun replaces or refers to

antecedent with and

plural

Normative

I, you, he, she, we, it, they

Object

me, you, him, her, it, us, them

Possessive

my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

trust ear

when pronoun is subject

incomplete comparison

\- words missing but implied than, as, like, after, before