200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt The Odyssey Animal Farm Bless Me, Ultima Of Mice and Men Media Literacy
We get a synonym for teacher or guide from this character’s name.
Who is Mentor?
As The Odyssey begins in medias res, or “in the middle of the action,” we first see Odysseus here.
What is Calypso’s Island?
She turns Odysseus and his men into swine.
Who is Circe?
Of the following, the character(s) who adheres to the Greek custom of xenia. Sirens Cicones Polyphemus Nestor
Who is Nestor?
He’s the goat herder who abuses Odysseus.
Who is Melanthius?
Because the novel can be interpreted on both a literal and a symbolic level, it is an example of this.
What is an allegory?
Because the novel features animals as main characters and expresses a lesson or moral, it is an example of this.
What is a fable?
As the Napoleon’s public voice, this character manipulates language to control the other animals.
Who is Squealer?
The strongest of the animals, he is also the most loyal to Napoleon. His blind trust leads to his death.
Who is Boxer?
He knows from the beginning that the pigs’ plan won’t work our for the best.
Who is Benjamin? “Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.”
Because the novel charts the physical, spiritual, and emotional development of its protagonist, it is an example of this.
What is a bildungsroman?
Because Rudolfo Anaya incorporates fantastic, supernatural elements into an otherwise believable story, the novel is an example of this.
What is magical realism?
This is Antonio’s first encounter with death.
What is Lupito’s murder?
This character believes in nothing.
Who is Florence?
It’s the most important lesson that Antonio learns by the end of the novel.
What is that he’ll have to make his own choices in life based on his own perceptions of right and wrong?
These are two specific examples of the strong preying on the weak.
What are Curley over Lennie? Crooks over Lennie? Curley’s wife over Crooks?
This scene illustrates what awaits those who’ve outlived their purpose.
What is the death of Candy’s dog?
This represents the dreams of all men who want freedom and control of their own lives.
What is George and Lennie’s farm?
It’s the difference between Carlson and Slim illustrated by the last lines of the novella.
What is Slim understands the significance of relationships (and people’s feelings in general) while Carlson does not?
This is a brief but thorough explanation of where Steinbeck got the name for his novella.
It’s from a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, “To a Mouse.” The last stanza reads, “The best laid plans of mice and men/ often go awry,” which is what happens to all the plans and dreams in the novel.
It’s a subset of hype that utilizes impressive language. Vague and meaningless, it leaves the target impressed emotionally and, therefore, more susceptible to the next sales pitch.
What are glittering generalities?
It’s telling or implying that your target(s) is something that makes them feel good or, often what they want to be.
What is flattery?
It’s providing a false context, so that they give a false and/or misleading impression – telling only part of the story.
What is card-stacking?
Used as part of the denial technique, it’s another name for an emotional distraction.
What is a non sequitur?
This technique lists many problems that one product can supposedly remedy.
What is simple solution?