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18 Cards in this Set
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Heinrich Böll
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Germany
"The Balek Scales" |
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Nelly Sachs
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Germany
"Chorus of the Rescue" |
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Frederico Garcia Lorca
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Spain
"Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias" |
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Jean Paul Sartre
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France
"The Wall" |
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Albert Camus
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France
"The Guest" |
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Switzerland
"The Visit" |
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Bei Dao
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China
"Notes from the City of the Sun" |
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Can Xue
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China
"Hut on the Mountain" |
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Hayashia Fumiko
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Japan
"Late Chrysanthemum" |
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Ishigaki Rin
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Japan
"The Pot, the Pan, the Fire I Have Before Me" |
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Yukio Mishima
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Japan
"Patriotism" |
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Mori Yoko
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Japan
"Spring Storm" |
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Luisa Igloria
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Philippines/USA
"Disorient" |
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Guillermo Martinez
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Argentina
"Vast Hell" |
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Edwidge Danticat
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Haiti/USA
"The Farming of Bones" |
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Define existentialism.
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Existentialism is the movement that stresses the significance of individual existence, freedom, and choice.
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Which author emphasized existentialism and in what way?
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Sartre in "The Wall"
"Life is meaningless unless you give meaning to it." He and Camus shared this idea. Sartre's version of existentialism is "existence precedes essence," which means the choices that we make determine who we are. According to Sartre, "Man is condemned to be free," meaning that freedom is a burdening responsibility. "alienation and commitment" = It's up to us to make our own decisions and commit ourselves to finding our own nature, while making the best choices possible. |
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Describe the Cultural Revolution in China and how it correlates with the literature read in class.
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Communist leader Mao Zedong targeted the nation's youth to help reaffirm his authority of the Chinese government.
Citizens of China were forced to carry a little red book composed of many of Zedong's speeches to dictate the way in which people spoke and acted. Bei Dao ("Notes From the City of the Sun") quietly rebelled against Mao through "misty poetry" - poems that appeared beautiful but contained hidden, obscure messages |
