English 2 Honors Final

Louisa Ellis is living alone for many years and is used to her lifestyle, with a strict routine and way of living. She lives with her dog Caesar who has been chained up due to biting a neighbor years ago.

Louisa is waiting for Joe Dagget to return home, being that she promised to marry him. When he returns Louisa is clearly disturbed by the change and fears how life with Joe will change the life she made for herself. A week before the wedding Louisa finds out that Joe and Lily Dyer, who had been taking care of Joe's ill mother, have feelings for each other. Joe refuses to break his promise to Louisa, so she later releases Joe from the promise without letting him know she knew about his feelings for Lily. In the end Louisa is able to live the life she wants unmarried.

Louisa EllisJoe DaggetLily DyerCaesar (dog)

protagonistcomes to love her own independent lifestyle

AntagonistLouisa's fiance/gone for 14 yearsfalls in love with Lily

Watched Joe's motherfalls in love with Joe but respects his promise to Louisa

Louisa's dog/always chained up after one incident

Louisa does not want to marry Joe after being engaged for 14 yearsShe feels bound by her engagement and desires to be a free woman

Feminism (Women can be independent and happier in solitude without a male companion)Realism (Love does not remain forever, and eventually habit or lust overtakes love, diminishing it)

Caesar: The dog has been chained up for 14 years, similar to how Louisa has been engaged for 14 years which restricts her, especially if she were to get married.

Canary: The bird flutters wildly whenever Joe is present, symbolizing Louisa's dilemma over her engagement, her disdain for any change to her structured and routine life, and Joe's intrusion in said life

Jane's physician and husband say that, to cure her illness, she must not do any physical/ mental work but she thinks activity will help herJane stays in old nursery that has yellow wallpaperJane writes in secretJane beings to imagine women caged inside the wallpaper Insanity -> rips wallpaper to free the womenJohn comes into Jane's roomJohn faints when he sees Jane Jane is liberated

Jane John Unnamed women

Protagonist Post pardon depression Goes insane after being trapped in yellow wallpaper roomLiberated

Janes husband

Hallucinated woman by Jane.Represents Jane's situation -> trapped and oppressedWhen jane rips wallpaper to free the woman, she too becomes liberated

Jane vs. John: john forces Jane to behave the way he thinks a sick woman shouldJane vs Society: her subordinate position causes her to go insane

Dangers of patriarchyFeminism/ Self-expression

Unpleasant pattern that she imagines women caged inDomestic life that traps women/ women's inferiority

Makes her more insane...

Worsens her depression after losing her child

Nick CarrawayJay GatsbyDaisy Buchanan Tom BuchananJordan Baker Myrtle WilsonGeorge Wilson

NarratorWest eggLives next to gatsby

ProtagonistWest eggPartiesTrying to get Daisy for himself

Tom's wifeEast EggLoved GatsbyObsessed with money

Daisy's husband East eggAffair w myrtle

Daisy's friendCompetitive golferDates nick

George's wifeTom's mistress Valley of ashesKilled by Daisy (hit with car)

Myrtle's husband Valley of ashesOwns garage Kills gatsby

Nick Carraway moves to West Egg where he rents a house near his cousin Daisy and next door to a man by the name of Jay Gatsby who throws lavish parties for hundreds of strangers in quest to attain his long lost love, aka Nick's cousin, Daisy. Nick dines at Daisy's home one evening and is later invited by her husband, Tom, to meet his mistress, Myrtle, who he is cheating on Daisy with. Gatsby quickly befriends Nick in order to reach Daisy. They soon begin to have their own affair that Tom grows suspicious of. Tom and Gatsby fight over Daisy in which all of his past secrets spill out.

Driving Gatsby's car, Daisy hits Myrtle and drives away. Due to Tom's jealousy, George now thinks Gatsby was the one to kill his wife. As any loyal husband would do, George shoots Gatsby in a swimming pool and then commits suicide. Meanwhile, Tom and Daisy move away, and only three people, Nick, Gatsby's father, and Owl Eyes, attend Gatsby's funeral.

Nick moves back West having had enough.

East Egg, Long IslandWest Egg, Long IslandValley of Ashes (between Eggs and Manhattan)Manhattan

Person vs person: want something you can't have (Gatsby wants Daisy, Tom wants both a mistress and a wife)Reality vs desires/dreamsPresent vs Past

Decline of the american dreamMoney/ wealth/ classLoveCant repeat the past

Idea that the rich = way too rich & the poor = way too poor (huge gap between the two)Wealthy's disregard for the suffering of the lower class

Gooo get Daisy$$$envyGatsby's dreams and hopes which are too far in the distance and difficult to grasp

God looking down on the people and judging American society's corrupt morals

Mrs. Louise MallardBrently Mallard (her husband)Josephine (Mrs. Mallard's sister)Richards (Brentley's friend)

Mrs.

Louise Mallard is young woman who is married to Brently Mallard. Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition, which makes it difficult for Josephine and Richards when they have to break the news that her husband was killed in a "railroad disaster". Quickly, she wept and then went into her room.

Taking into consideration that the novel is centered around the feminist ideals of women being capable of maintaining their own, Mrs. Mallard was rather happy and even ecstatic to hear of her husband's death (as horrible as that may sound). Of course she does feel slight grief for his death, yet she views the opportunity of the new life that she has as one where she could and will be in charge (no longer is their a force bending upon her will). After spending time contemplating how she would fair as a widow, she came to the realization that she was a free woman. Josephine implored for her to open the door (concerned that Louise's heart condition and the news of her husband's death would be too much to bear), and Louise did so, and they walked down the stairs. At the same moment, Brently Mallard opened the door and Louise had an immediate heart attack, described by the doctors as her death was a result of heart disease: the joy that kills.

Lives in submissionDies when she finds out her husband is alive (her freedom is taken again)

FeminismWomen are capable individuals

Person vs self: mrs. Mallard struggles with living under the control of a man, glories the freedom she has without himPerson vs person: mr. Mallard oppresses her

FreedomTakes control over her life

BrutusBelieves strongly in the roman republicWants the best for roman citizens Manipulated into joining conspiratorsTragic hero of play

Antagonist Persuades Romans to withdraw, support of brutus in his speech at the funeral

Persuades brutus to join conspirators

Caesar's adopted son and appointed successorIs in charge by end of play

Great roman generalSome worry he may aspire to dictatorship

Conspirator Convinces Caesar to go to Senate and that calpurnia misinterpreted her dream

Tries to warn Caesar of upcoming dangers

Caesar's wifePleads caesar to not go to the senate

Ancient rome

Caesar denies crow when Antony offered it Conspirators become nervous about Caesar's growing/ king-like power and his popularity with the commonersCassius wants to recruit Brutus to the conspirators bc of his popularity among the Romans Cassius gives fake letters from citizens (criticizing Caesar) to Brutus so he will join conspirators conspirators Kill CaesarAt funeral, Brutus declares that he loves Rome > Caesar, and Caesar's ambition posed a danger to Roman liberty

Antony's speechpersuades the audience to withdraw its support of Brutuscauses Rome to fall into chaos and everything afterward is downhill for Brutus

War: Brutus and Cassius VS Antony and Octavius Cassius orders his servant to kill him bc he believes they are losingTitinius sees Cassius's corpse and kills himselfBrutus Kills himself (falls on his sword) Caesar is avenged Octavius is in power Antony calls Brutus the noblest of all Romans (Brutus genuinely believed that he acted for the benefit of Rome)

Man vs.

Man: Antony and Octavius vs. Brutus and CassiusMan vs. self: Brutus faces internal conflicts over whether or not to kill CaesarMan vs. society: Caesar is trying to be a moral leader for the public, Brutus is trying to persuade the community to agree with his actions, Antony persuades crowd to disagree with Brutus' actions

Power of speech/ PersuasionCaesar persuades crowd of his good intentions by refusing crownCassius persuades conspirators (esp Brutus)Brutus persuades crowd at funeral of the justified actions of killing CaesarAntony persuades crowd to withdraw its support of Brutus

Calixta Al?eeClarisseBobinôtBibi

Mother of Bibi Married to BobinôtExtra- marital affair w Al?ee

Calixta's old boyfriendExtra- marital affair w Calixta

Al?ee's wife

Calixta's husband

Calixta's son

Bibi and his father get stuck at a store because of a major storm and worry about Calixta.

While Calixta is at home sewing when a past lover, Alecée, shows up unannounced. Calixta invites him in and the 2 rekindle an old spark and she cheats on her husband. After the storm Bibi and Bobinôt return and are worried that Calixta will be angry that they didn't come home sooner, but she is not and her and her husband embrace and things go back to normal.

Sexual tentionPassion of Al?ee and Calixta

Marriage- cheating rekindled kindliness Going against societal standards- Calixta acts to support her own wants when she commits sin (not submissive)

Man vs self: Calixta giving into her desires and cheating in her marraige

Edna pontellier Mademoiselle Reisz Adele Ratignolle Robert Lebrum Leonce pontellier

Experiences an "awakening" Becomes aware of her independence Dissatisfied with her current role in society/ in her familyFinds happiness when living for herself and not society

Inspiration to ednaReserved women

Ideal women of the time (lives to please husband)Tries to persuade a change in Edna's lifestyle

Relationship w Edna (outside of her marriage)Cant allow himself to overcome societal rules so he rejects her

Edna's husbandRestricts Edna/ is superior to her

1899, beginning of feminist movements (but attitudes of 19th century existed)Grande Isle (vacation), New Orleans (live there)

Edna; her husband, Leonce; and her children are vacationing on Grand IsleEdna visits her friend, Adele, where she learns about free expression and she becomes more self-awareMeets Robert Lebrun and he is devoted to her (although, it is known he is a player)Edna feels alive (Robert teaches her how to swim)Robert leaves for Mexico...

Edna is lonely in New Orleans w/ familyMeets Alcee Arobin ? have a fling togetherEdna moves into her own house, shows independence from menRobert returns, finally rejects her ... Edna can't handle marriageSwims into sea, supposedly drowns

(Man vs Self) Edna is extremely unhappy in her marriage and does not want to conform to societal pressures. (Internal conflict) Struggling with feelings of guilt and shame from her weak relationships with her son and children.

Also, desperately wanting independence, she also struggles to find what exactly a woman's place is in society.

Femininity- Not giving in to what society wants a woman to be, Edna lives for herself and does what she thinks is right. Marriage - In The Awakening, Edna's marriage is an obstruction keeping her from true happiness.Society - Society plays a big role in keeping Edna from her form of her truest self.

Freedom and escape

Huck Jim Tom Sawyer Widow Douglas and Miss WatsonPap

NarratorDebate over morals Runs away -> freedom from guardians Influenced by tom's immaturity

Black slaveUneducatedWise

AdventurousImaginative Influences Huck

Take care of huck Try to "sivilize" huck

Huck's abusive father DrunkDisapproves of Huck's education

1830-1840sMississippiSt.

Petersburg, Missouri

Huck decides to run away to escape from his abusive father. He travels with Jim down the Mississippi, in search of safety and freedom for Jim. Together, they experience numerous adventures, including facing robbers, meeting the Grangerfords, and watching the Duke and the King's cruel and deceptive scams.

Huck's struggle with his conscience: whether he should turn Jim in or help him get freedomHuck and Jim trying to survive and not get caughtMan vs. society: Following the law or doing what is right

Racism & Slavery: (Almost none of the white characters were "good" while Jim was intelligent & sympathetic)Hypocrisy of Society: (Miss Watson attempts to civilize Huck and make him a better person, yet she has slaves herself -- Huck is actually more civilized since he treats Jim as equal to him)

Freedom

Freedom, equality, away from society

Confident, charming exteriorInsecure womenSelf worth dependent upon sexual attentionFired from job after having affair w student

Hates/ distrusts BlancheAbusive to StellaRapes Blanche

Submissive in marriageDoesn't believe Stanley raped Blanche

Blanche uses him for self flattery Relationship w Blanche bc of their need for companionship

Blanche goes to Stella's house because Belle Reve goes bankruptStanley gets drunk and hits Stella out of rage (they make up later that night)Blanche and Mitch date Blanche married a gay man who killed himself because she thought he was disgusting Blanche was fired from teaching job because of affair with studentMitch breaks up with Blanche & tries to sleep with her, but Blanche sends him awayWhile Stella is in labor, Stanley rapes BlancheStella & Stan send Blanche to mental institution

Fantasy vs. Reality Blanche's fantasy world and the lies she has told herself and others make it difficult for her to live in the exterior world.

Dependence on MenBlanche is dependent on the opinions and safety of male companionship.

Journey of Blanche's lifeGoes to Stella out of desire Desire leads to her death

Source of magic for BlancheHides reality

NameTeacherCourseDateLast name and page # in top right

Works cited in center Order alphabetically

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

figure of speech involving the comparison of two different things, used to make a description more vivid

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

visually descriptive or figurative language, usually involving sensory details

1860-1914

Romanticism (too romanticized/ imaginative)

portray a more realistic view of life

everyday reality, included problems

adultery, divorce, war, death, women's rights, etc

stories tend to be about culture of writer's environment

the stormstory of an hournew England nunthe awakening

characterization is more important than the storyfocus on character

female writers

industrial revolution (urbanization)

realism

offshoot/ extremists of realism

grim view of life:universe was in a conspiracy against man kindheredity dictated people's lives

1915-60's

based on individual writer

experimental/ free verse

WW1 & WW2Great DepressionCivil RightsWomen's rightsCommunism

makes them think