American Literature Context – Flashcards
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Who coined the term 'The American Dream'?
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James Truslow Adams
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who is a postmodern critic of the era?
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Patti White
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Who is a marxist critic of the era?
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Richard Godden
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When was the wall street crash?
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October 29th 1929
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when did Baz Luhrmann's TGG come out?
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2013
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who directed the GOW 1940 adaptation?
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John Ford
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When did the first GOW adaptation come out?
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1940
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how many americans were homeless in the great depression?
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2 million
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in which book did J T Adams coin the term the american dream? when was it written?
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epic of america 1931
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When was TGG published?
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1922
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When was TGOW published?
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1939
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who wrote the sound and the fury?
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william Faulkner
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who wrote gone with the wind? what year was it published?
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margaret mitchell 1936
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who wrote the yellow wallpaper?
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charlotte p gilman
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who wrote the awakening?
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kate chopin
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who wrote the age of innocence? when was it published?
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edith wharton 1920
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what did f scott fitzgerald believe in? (race)
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eugenics
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where does the title 'the grapes of wrath' come from?
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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what is The Battle Hymn of the Republic about?
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God's punishment
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who wrote of mice and men? when was it published?
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John steinbeck 1937
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who coined the term 'new woman'?
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henry james
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what's the name for a woman with social, economic and personal control over their lives?
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new woman
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how does tom buchanan refer to a young black male in TGG?
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young buck
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who directed the 1974 version of the great gatsby?
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jack clayton
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when did jack clayton's TGG come out?
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1974
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who plays gatsby in jack clayton's TGG?
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robert redford
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who plays daisy in jack clayton's TGG?
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mia farrow
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who played tom joad in TGOW?
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Henry fonda
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who played Ma Joad in TGOW?
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Jane Darwell
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who played (in order) Gatsby, Nick, Daisy? in 2013 TGG?
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leonardo dicaprio, tobey maguire, carey mulligan
