Characteristics of Contemporary Literature
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Multiple meanings of the word “game”
War,
mind games,
jax
mind games,
jax
Evidence of the men being crazy in “Game”
Playing jax, writing on the walls, repetition of phrases, & being obsessed with each other’s weapons
What the men in “Game” represent
Russia & USA acting childish in war
What are the men’s hidden guns represent?
Nuclear weapons
What the keys do in “Game”
launch bombs
How “Game” is an example of Contemporary Literature
Uses multiple meanings
How “Everything Stuck to Him” is an example of Contemporary Literature
Uses works in nontraditional forms
How “Everything Stuck to Him” is written
Frame Story:
present-flash back-present
story within a story
present-flash back-present
story within a story
Dialogue in “Everything Stuck to Him”
no quotations
What does the girl & boy teasing each other about her sister show about their relationship?
The strong trust they have
How “Straw Into Gold” is an example of Contemporary Literature
Nontraditional forms & cultural diversity
What does Cisneros inherit from her mother?
Street smarts
How does Cisneros show cultural diversity?
She is Latino
What story “Straw Into Gold” eludes to
Fairytale of Rumpelstiltskins
Nontraditional form in “Straw Into Gold”
Personal essay & uses the past fearlessly
Multiple meanings of “straw” & “gold”
straw-her past
gold-now
gold-now
What else does Cisneros turn into gold?
the tortillas at her college friend’a house
How Cisneros views herself?
As an 11 year old girl
What Cisneros inherits from her father
A sappy heart & love of wandering
How Hiroshima is an example of Contemporary Literature
Blends & overlaps fiction & nonfiction
How Hiroshima is written
Like a newspaper-fiction but reads like nonfiction
Main cause of death in Hiroshima
After the explosion because there wasn’t enough medical care
How “Auto Wreck” is an example of Contemporary Literature
Multiple meanings & synthesis
Moral of “Everything Stuck to Him”
Feelings cannot be put into nice, neat packages
Why the men in Game are stuck there for extended time
“Oweing to an oversight”
multiple meaning of bird
missiles
Japanese Stoicism
Didn’t freak out like Americans would have
Synesthesia
Relating two senses to each other “loud dress”
What are the metaphors in “Auto Wreck” related to?
Medical field
How the car in “Auto Wreck” is like a locust shell
The life that was once in the car was removed
Moral of “Auto Wreck”
Accidental cause of death is incomprehensible
Grim joke in “AutoWreck”
Accidents just happen-they’re no ones fault
How is “Rules of the Game” an example of Contemporary Literature
Features cultural diversity/motivation
Where Tan learns chess
in the park with older people
What motivated Tan to run away from her mother?
Embarrassment from her mother’s pride & boastfulness
How did Tan learn to get her way with her mother?
reverse psychology
How “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens'” is an example of Contemporary Literature
Uses the past fearlessly/cultural diversity
In what 3 ways did Walker’s mom show her creativity?
1. Quilting
2. Storytelling
3. Gardening
2. Storytelling
3. Gardening
What Walker found in search?
That we find our own creative spirit from our mothers
How dialogue is used in Black Boy
Used to show characters emotions,
reveals struggles through poverty,
lack of emotions of his father,
paints a picture for you
reveals struggles through poverty,
lack of emotions of his father,
paints a picture for you
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