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English Review 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Non-conformity | The failure or refusal to confirm, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas. Core concept challenging societal norms. |
| Self reliance | One's own thoughts, actions, and emotions are unaffected by outside influences; trusting one's inner voice. |
| Intuition Over Reason | Trusting one's "gut" feeling instead of logic or rational thinking provided by institutions. |
| Simplified Life | Minimizing possessions and decluttering life (physically and metaphorically) to focus on the essential. |
| Importance of Nature | The outdoors allows people to free their minds, connect with themselves, and find spiritual truth. |
| Who is Gail Borah? | Wayne Westerman's girlfriend |
| Who is Jim Gallien? | Tried to talk McCandless out of his plans to live off the land in Alaska wild. |
| Who is Ron Franz? | Wanted to adopt McCandless. He was an atheist until Alex's death, showing the depth of his impact. |
| Who is Jan Burres? | A "rubber tramp" who traveled around the West selling knick-knacks. She acted as a surrogate mother figure to Alex. |
| Who is Wayne Westerman? | Gave Chris a ride and a job at a grain elevator in South Dakota. |
| What were the gifts Chris accepted from Gallien? | Old boots and a bag of food |
| What did Chris not accepting the car from his parents symbolize? | Symbolized his rejection of his father's perceived materialism and attempts at control. |
| Why did Chris abandon his Datsun? | It was disabled by a flash flood, which McCandless took as an opportunity to sever his final ties to his past. |
| Bus 142 Base Camp | The isolated location became a trap when the Teklanika River became impassable. |
| What damaged Chris's relationship with his father? | McCandless discovered his father was living a double life, which fueled his profound distrust of authority and hypocrisy. |
| Why was Chris not able to pass the Teklanika River? | The Teklanika River became a raging torrent due to summer glacier melt, blocking his return route. |
| What item could've saved Chris's life? | A decent map, which would have shown him a functional hand-pulled cable crossing nearby. |
| What was the cause of Chris's death? | Starvation, possibly exacerbated by consuming moldy or poisonous seeds. |
| What evidence showed Chris was happy before he died? | His final journal entries and the note that "Happiness only real when shared." |
| Why were Alaskans criticism Chris so much? | He was an arrogant, naive idiot; he disrespected the wilderness and gave true adventurers a bad name. |
| Setting - Time and Place of 'The Crucible' | Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 |
| Definition of a Crucible | A severe trial or a container used to heat substances to high temperatures. Both meanings relate to the plot. |
| Why is Ann Putnam bitter? | The death of her seven infants, leading her to believe a supernatural evil is at work in Salem. |
| What is The Crucibles relationship to McCarthyism? | The play is an allegory of the Red Scare, where irrational fear led to mass accusations and political persecution. |
| What is the role of Abigail Williams in The Crucible? | The main accuser and instigator of the hysteria, motivated by lust for John Proctor and jealousy of Elizabeth. |
| John Proctor's Conflict & Fate | He refuses to confess to a lie (witchcraft) to preserve his name/honor, leading to his execution (hanging). |
| Reverend Hale's Character Arc | Initially an expert called to diagnose witchcraft, he later questions the court and begs the accused to confess to save their lives. |
| The Scarlet Letter: Narrator Contract with Colleagues | Narrator is imaginative and melancholic; Colleagues are dull, practical, and focused on business, highlighting the conflict between art and bureaucracy. |
| What is the purpose of "The Custom House" In the Scarlet Letter? | Discovery of the Past (finding the letter); Governmental Stagnation (dullness of colleagues); Setting the tone of guilt and historical burden. |
| Scarlet Letter: Narrator and Hester Connection | 2 Similarities: Both are marginalized figures in society; both carry a metaphorical burden of the past (the letter/the historical account). |
| The Scarlet Letter: Symbols & Themes - Prison | Puritan rigidity; institutional condemnation; symbol of society's failure to rehabilitate. |
| The Scarlet Letter: Themes & Symbolic Meanings - The Rosebush | Nature's grace; moral blossom; hope and forgiveness outside of human law. |
| Rosebush vs. Scarlet Letter Contrast | Contrast: Nature (rosebush) offers grace and solace, while society (the letter) enforces condemnation and shame. |
| Scarlet Letter: Setting Focus - Town vs. Forest | The town represents judgmental institutions and restrictive society; the forest represents freedom, passion, and natural law. |
| The Scarlet Letter: Cemetery/Prison Juxtaposition | Connection: The proximity of the two suggests that sin (crime) and death are inevitable outcomes of human nature and society. |
| The Scarlet Letter: Hester's Demeanor | 3 Connections: Her dignified, enduring silence and skilled needlework transforms the initial symbol of shame into respect ("Able"). |
| Scarlet Letter: "A" Meanings | 3 Connections: Initially *Adultery*; later transforms in the eyes of the town to mean *Angel* (for the Governor) or *Able* (for Hester). |
| Scarlet Letter: Puritan Society Critique | 4 Connections: Highlights the society's hypocrisy, rigid moral code, use of public shaming, and lack of forgiveness or grace. |
| Key Areas: Allusion Defined | A reference to a well-known person, event, or literary work (e.g., Biblical, mythological, or historical). Used to add depth and context for the reader. |
| McCarthyism/Red Scare: Text inspired McCarthyism | Arthur Miller wrote *The Crucible* as an allegory to critique the Red Scare. |
| HUAC Primary Purpose | To investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive (communist) activities among private citizens, public employees, and organizations. |
| They Hollywood Ten | The group of professionals who refused to testify before HUAC, resulting in their blacklisting. |
| Arthur Miller's response to HUAC | He refused to cooperate, risking his career (from Exam). |
| Parallel with Salem | Both involved accusations leading to punishment and loss of reputation (from Exam). |
| Fear and Authority Relationship | Authority figures can exploit public fear to manipulate perceptions and suppress dissent (from Exam). |
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