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4/8/2014

English IV. 4/8/2014. Today’s objectives. Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. What is theme?.

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4/8/2014

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  1. English IV 4/8/2014

  2. Today’s objectives • Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

  3. What is theme? Merriam Webster defines theme as: a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) <this dance piece deals with the timeless themes of birth and death

  4. Theme- figuring it out • Notice repeating patterns and symbols. Sometimes these lead you to the theme. • What allusions are made throughout the story? • What are the details and particulars in the story? What greater meaning may they have?

  5. Mood- another important term for today • In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

  6. Example #1 • Charles Dickens creates a calm and peaceful mood in his novel “Pickwick Papers”: • “The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” • The depiction of idyllic scenery imparts a serene and non-violent mood to the readers.

  7. Example 2 Emily Bronte in “Wuthering Heights” creates two contrasting moods through two contrasting settings. The events of the narrative takes place in two neighboring houses: Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. A depressing mood is created whenever Wuthering Heights is described. For example, in chapter 12 the narrator says: • “There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…” On the contrary, the description of Thrushcross Grange creates a calm and peaceful mood: • “Gimmerton chapel bells were still ringing; and the full, mellow flow of the beck in the valley came soothingly on the ear. It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf.”

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