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Characterization
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The creation of a imaginary person so that they seem life like.
Ex:play zoot suit with the character El Pachuco. He was Henry Rena's alter ego. |
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flashback
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A work presents material that occurred prior to the opening scene of the work.
Ex: The Joy Luck Club, Jing-Mei spoke about what happened to her mother in China before she came to America. Her aunts told their life story of what happened to them while they were in China. |
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foil
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Person that underscores the distinctive characteristics of another.
EX: The joy luck club the rivalry between Waverly Jong and Jing-Mei to be perfect for their mothers. |
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local color writing
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writing that exploits the speech, dress, mannerisms, habits of thought, & topography peculiar to a certain region, primarily for the life of a geographical setting.
Ex:zoot suit, the language that is used in the play is untranslated Spanish, & Henry Rena and his gang wear suit zoots. |
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motif
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recurring ideas or thoughts that help unify the work. In films it is a repeated element.
Ex: The lone ranger the presents of fire. ex: joy luck club the constant search for finding balance in the lives of the women. |
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point of view
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the vantage point from which an author presents a story.
ex: joy luck club is told by 1st person narrator in each section. |
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realism
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the representation in literature or art of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation.
ex: zoot suit Henry gang went on trial for something they didn't do. |
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setting
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the background against which action takes place.
ex: the lone ranger Indian reservation ex:joy luck San Francisco $ china |
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theme
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a central idea.
ex:joy luck club family and each family tride to adopt their families Chinese values and expectations. |
