American Literature Ii Review

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SARAH JEWETT:

FACTS

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"A White Heron"Born in Berwick, Maine, 1849.

Alive during colonial times.

Wrote many times to her friend Willa Cather.

"A Country Doctor" inspired by her father.

Her work appeared in the Atlantic.

"The Country of the Pointed Firs."

"Deephaven"

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A WHITE HERON:

CHARACTERS

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Sylvia

Mistress Mooly

Mrs. Tilley

Unnamed Boy

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A WHITE HERON:

STORYLINE

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A young adopted girl is leading a cow through a forest, she meets a young hunter, she falls in love, but she gives up her love for the life of another.

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KATE CHOPIN:

FACTS

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"Story of an Hour"Born and raised in St. Louis.

French was the language spoken at home.

'At Fault" was her first published novel.

"Desiree's Baby"

"The Awakening" a failed novel, disappointed her so greatly that she stopped writing completely.

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STORY OF AN HOUR: CHARACTERS

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Louise Mallard

Josephine

Brently Mallard

Richards

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STORY OF AN HOUR: STORYLINE

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A woman discovers that her husband died in a train wreck. But soon she discovers that her husband is not actually dead, and when he comes through the door at the end of the story, she collapses from too much joy.

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MARY FREEMAN:

FACTS

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"Revolt of Mother"Born in Randolph, Massachusetts.

"Oldtown Folks"

Liked to write Rural New England characters.

Graduated from a seminary.

She became a regular author in Harper's New Monthly.

Given William Dean Howells Medal of Fiction.

"A humble romance, new England nun"

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THE REVOLT OF MOTHER: CHARACTERS

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Sarah Penn (Mother)

Nanny Penn

Adoniram Penn (Father)

Sammy Penn

Hiram

George Eastman

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THE REVOLT OF MOTHER: STORYLINE

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A mother has been living with her husband for fourty years, and she has always been promised a house on the farm they own. But she has never received it. When she finds out that the husband is planning to build another barn there, she decided to take over the barn herself and convert it into a house, despite what the rest of the town thinks.

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STEPHEN CRANE:

FACTS

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"The Open Boat"20th century revolutionary of literature.

"Maggie: Girl of the Streets".

"Red Badge of Courage"

One of the first to respond to the creative genius of Emily Dickenson.

Borrowed money to keep "Maggie" afloat.

Reported the Spanish-American war.

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A GOD IN WRATH

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CRANE: God comes down and attacks a man, who bites at his feet, the people call the man wicked, and praise God's strength.

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ONCE I SAW MOUNTAINS ANGRY

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CRANE: A mass of people stand against a mountain, angry and violent, but a small man comes up to them. The grandfather's of this man beat the angry people from the mountains before, and so the man is confident and proud.

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GOD LAY DEAD IN

HEAVEN

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CRANE: God is dead in this poem, and the blood drips from angel wings as evil overtakes the earth, is finally released, and captures the moment of Satan killing love, creating hate.

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DO NOT WEEP MAIDEN, FOR WAR IS KIND

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CRANE: Describes the atrocities of war, and suggests to everyone who has been a victim of war in some way to not cry, because there is a purpose.

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A MAN SAID TO THE

UNIVERSE

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CRANE: Just because you live in the world, doesn't mean that you should receive special treatment, fame, but must earn it yourself, and be a part of life just like everyone else.

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THE OPEN BOAT: STORYLINE

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CRANE: This story is about four men lost at sea, but they are actually dead.

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THE OPEN BOAT:

CHARACTERS

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Oiler

Captain

Correspondent

Cook

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PAUL DUNBAR:FACTS

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African American.

Born as a free man in Ohio.

Sold poems in newspapers.

Operated an elevator.

Dialect poet.

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WE WEAR THE MASK

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A poem about the multiple faces of humans, especially the ones that trick, deter, and hide emotions.

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A DEATH SONG

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A poem about a man who wishes to die under a tree, when he goes.

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SYMPATHY

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A poem about a caged bird, attempting to escape, or be heard.

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EDITH WHARTON:

FACTS

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Roman Fever

, "House of Mirth", "The Reef", "The Age of Innocence."

Focused on upper class writing.Pulitzer prize.

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ROMAN FEVER: STORYLINE

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Two old women look upon a city, and remember their past lives. Then one of them reveals a secret.

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ROMAN FEVER:

CHARACTERS

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Mrs. Slade

Mrs. Ansley

Delphin Slade

Horace Ansley

Barbara Ansley

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THEODORE DREISER: FACTS

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Pioneer of naturalism.

Child of german immigrants.

Wrote about rich and poor.

Became a journalist, did not graduate from college.

"The Stoic" Post humorously published.

"An American Tragedy"

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THE SECOND CHOICE: STORYLINE

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A young woman falls in love with a man who captures her heart, only to run off, leaving her torn between waiting for a love like that again, or settling for a safe marriage.

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THE SECOND CHOICE: CHARACTERS

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Shirley

Arthur

Barton

Mabel Gove

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JACK LONDON:

FACTS

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"To Build A Fire"

Wolf: Tales of the Far North""Call of the Wild"

Attempted to sail around the world.

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TO BUILD A FIRE:

STORYLINE

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A man travels in the snowy woods. Freezing. He dies, and the wolf runs to the others.

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EDWIN ROBINSON: FACTS

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New England's first colonial poet.

Abscess in ear, chronic pain.

"Children of the Night"

President Roosevelt praised.

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RICHARD CORY

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Robinson: A poem about a well known and respected man who shoots himself.

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MINIVER CHEEVY

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Robinson: A poem about a man who wishes to be born in another time.

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MR FLOODS PARTY

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Robinson: Poem about a senile man drinking in the dark, on the hills.

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THE MILL

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Robinson: Poem about a woman who kills herself after finding out her husband is dead.

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WILLA CATHER: FACTS

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"Neighbor Rosicky"Tutored by her grandmother.

Portrayed German and Scandinavian life.

Taught creative writing.

Friend of Sarah Jewett.

Invented novel demeuble.

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NEIGHBOR ROSICKY: CHARACTERS

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Rosicky

Mary

Josephine

Rudolph

Polly

Doctor Ed

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NEIGHBOR ROSICKY: STORYLINE

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An old man has heart problems, he lives on a farm with his family, and his oldest son and his wife are nearby. Then he dies.

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EDGAR MASTERS: FACTS

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Spoon River

Practiced law for 30 years.

Mother gave advice on writing.

Connected 243 lives.

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PETIT THE POET

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Masters: A poem about a person who looks at their village and writes.

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ELSA WERTMAN

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Masters: A poem about a German woman who is a maid, then has the child of the man.

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HAMILTON GREEN

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Masters: A poem about a young man who doesn't know his true origin.

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LUCINDA MATLOCK

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Masters: a poem about an old woman who has lived a happy life.

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DAVIS MATLOCK

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Masters: A poem about philosophy, a man who believes life is like a hive, and so we should live our lives doing what we want.