pt 2 Review for Test 1 January 21 2015 5 Words from Devil and Tom Walker 5 Words from Ministers Black Veil Must spell correctly No word bank as always VOCABULARY Widespread everywhere ID: 323029
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American Romanticism (pt. 2)
Review for Test 1
January 21, 2015Slide2
5 Words from “Devil and Tom Walker”5 Words from “Minister’s Black Veil”
Must spell correctly!
No word bank (as always)!
VOCABULARYSlide3
Widespread (everywhere)During the 1920s, famine and drought were
prevalent
in the United States.
Prevalent (adj.)Slide4
Lack of agreement or harmony; conflictThe greed of both Tom and his wife led them to be in frequent
discord
.
Discord (n.)Slide5
Depressing; dismal; gloomyThere was a
melancholy
mood in the classroom on test day.
Melancholy (adj.)Slide6
To infer from little evidence; to guessAfter looking at the tire skid marks on the road, I can
surmise
that car was speeding when breaks were hit.
Surmise (v.)Slide7
To engage in risky business ventures, hoping to make quick profitsBecause the company was new, John refused to
speculate
and purchase its stock.
Speculate (v.)Slide8
Deserving respect because of age, character, or position.
Venerable (adj.)Slide9
Sin
Iniquity (n.)Slide10
Having or showing wisdom or keen perception
Sherlock Holmes made a great detective because he was a
sagacious person.
Sagacious (adj.
)Slide11
Free from blame; faultlessJasmine was never blamed for the theft because her character was
irreproachable
.
Irreproachable (adj.)Slide12
Filled with enthusiastic devotion; passionateJames wore his Saints jersey every Sunday because he was a
zealous
fan.
Zealous (adj.)Slide13
The Devil and Tom WalkerWashington Irving
The Minister’s Black Veil
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Read them if you haven’t!!!
STORIESSlide14
These writers were pessimists, focusing on the negative side of life and nature.
People were evil by nature
Nature was beautiful, but dangerous
All of the Romantic writers that we studied respected nature, but for different reasons.
What were those reasons?
Darker RomanticismSlide15
Characters?Setting?Theme?
Plot?
Point of View? (1st, 2
nd
, 3
rd
)
Devil and Tom WalkerSlide16
TomTom’s WifeThe Devil (Old Scratch)
Characters?Slide17
A few miles from Boston, Massachusetts (or perhaps in Boston).
Setting?Slide18
Money is the root of all evil. Greed can lead to your demise and ruin you.
Theme?Slide19
Main story details. Tom meets the devil, and he initially refuses a deal. His wife tries, but fails. Tom then gives in and is given money to start a loan business, cheating people out of money. After a while of being successful, the devil comes for him and takes him away on a horse.
Plot?Slide20
3rd person, omniscient
Story never uses “I” or “You”, or addresses the reader.
Point of View?Slide21
Characters?Setting?Theme?Plot?
Point of View? (1
st, 2nd
, 3
rd
)
Minister’s Black VeilSlide22
Reverend HooperElizabethVarious townspeople
CharactersSlide23
Town of Milford? Small, New England, Puritan townChurch/Home setting
SettingSlide24
Everyone has secrets. Whether we choose to hide them or not is our choice; but, we should be hesitant to look down on certain people simply because we know what they have done.
ThemeSlide25
Minister shows up to church wearing black veil. He does not take it off during church, funeral, wedding, or even at home. Though he is confronted by many people, even his fiancée, he never reveals why he is wearing the veil. Even on his deathbed, he refuses to explain his actions, and gives the indication that he might be wearing the veil to symbolize the hidden sins that we all have.
PlotSlide26
3rd person, omniscient
Point of ViewSlide27
Be sure that you can address the symbolic meanings of various elements of the stories, like:The minister’s veil (multiple meanings)
The trees Tom saw in the forest
SymbolismSlide28
Emerson“Nature”
“Self-Reliance”
Thoreau“On Walden Pond”
Be prepared to compare/contrast these with what we’ve read in the second half!
OptimistsSlide29