Characters | Major Themes | Symbolism | Plot | Authors |
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Who is Hamlet?
The Prince of Denmark
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What is The Catcher in he Rye?
Teen angst/Insanity
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What is a storm?
A strong conflict of emotions.
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What is The Great Gatsby?
A young man moves to Long Island and befriends a mysterious and extremely rich man who tries to win his lost love over with extravagance.
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Who is Shakespeare?
An English poet and play-write. Composed over 38 plays and 154 sonnets.
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Who is Pecola?
A young girl who wishes for different colored eyes
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What is Long Days Journey Into Night?
Guilt and Blame/Memory and Past
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What is rain/snow?
a spiritual, as well as physical, cleansing.
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What is Waiting for Godot?
A few men wait by a tree and do nothing.
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Who is Albert Camus?
French Nobel Prize winner, who's views contributed to the rise of absurdism.
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Who is Edna?
Goes on vacation and abandons her family
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What is The Handmaid's Tale?
Identity repression/Feminism
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What is a cave?
A place of sanctuary or refuge.
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What is The Stranger?
After his mothers death, a man becomes friends with another man who gets him into a lot of trouble, including murder.
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Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Referred to his writing style as "the iceberg theory"
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Who is Daisy?
Double Jeopardy!
Materialistic gold digger in the 20s |
What is The Bluest Eye?
Appearance/Innocence
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What is Spring?
Time of rebirth and renewal.
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What is The Snows of Kilimanjaro?
A man gets pricked by a poisonous thorn and dies bitterly while on a safari with a woman.
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Who is Toni Morrison?
She is known for her connection to the Dick and Jane series.
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Who is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Two interchangeable best friends
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What is Waiting For Godot?
Life/Consciousness/Existence
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What is eating dinner?
An act of communion or peace.
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What is A Streetcar Named Desire?
A crazy school teacher goes to live with her sister and causes nothing but trouble in their marriage. After accusing her brother-in-law of rape she is taken away to a hospital.
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Who is Margaret Atwood?
She is a feminist who often displays female characters dominated by men.
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