Tuesday

 Today we are going over this Study Guide

Study Guide:

PART 1: Short Stories

 

1)    For following stories please give the type of conflict

 

a)     The Pedestrian

 

 

b)    Their Will Come Soft Rains

 

 

c)     The Possibility of Evil

 

2)    For the Following stories please give a central symbol and discuss the meaning of that symbol:

 

a)     The Lottery

 

b)    Harrison Bergeron

 

c)     Everyday Use

 

 

3)    For the following stories list all the major characters:

 

a)     Everyday Use

 

b)    Harrison Bergeron

 

c)     The Pedestrian

 

4)    For the following stories list the main idea or theme.

 

a)     Their Will Come Soft Rains

 

b)    The Lottery

 

c)     The Possibility of Evil

 

5)    Give a summary of the following story.

 

There Will Come Soft Rains

 

PART II: Oedipus Rex

 

1) How does Oedipus Rex fit the traditional role of a Tragic Hero?

 

 

 

 

2) What does the chorus do in a Greek play?  What is their function?

 

 

 

3) How does this play fit the theme: Person vs. Fate.

 

 

 

 

4) List two ironies in this play and discuss why they are ironic.

 

 

 

 

5) Why does Iocaste tell Oedipus about her baby?  What detail of her story catches Oedipus’s attention?  What does he begin to suspect?

 

 

PART III: Catcher in the Rye

 

CATCHER IN THE RYE: FINAL (150 points – questions 1-10 = 10 pts each, question 11 = 30 pts).

 

 

1) Explain the following themes and give examples of three scenes that fit each theme:

Loss of Innocence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebellion From Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Explain the following symbols – what they represent and why they are important:

 

The Duck Pond

 

The Carrousel

 

 

The title

 

3)  List and explain three allusions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)  Explain the major conflict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)  List the point of view.

 

 

 

 

 

6) Discuss how Holden is an unreliable narrator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7)  Discuss how Catcher in the Rye is a Bildungsroman novel.

 

 

 

 

8) Outline the plot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9) Briefly discuss Holden’s relationship with girls (Jane, Sally, Sunny, Bernice, Marty, Larverne, Faith Cavendish, Mrs. Morrow)

 

 

 

 

10) Discuss the importance of the following characters:

Achey

 

Stradlater

 

Horwitz

 

Ernie

 

D.B.

Phoebe

 

Allie

 

Maurice

 

Carl Luce

 

Lillian Simmons

 

Mr. Antolini

 

Mr. Spencer

 

11) Compare Holden Caulfield to Scout Finch. Make sure you have a thesis statement and use evidence.