BJU American Literature Ch 8

In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck is a well-known son of a socially prominent man.

Henry James is the acknowledged nineteenth-century master of psychological realism.

What theme of naturalism does Crane's "A man said to the universe" illustrate most clearly?

William Dean Howells wrote the first American novel to treat a businessman favorably.

A character that changes as the story progresses

Which of the following is not considered a "master of realism"?

In “Editha,” William Dean Howells presents two views of war and argues for one.

The belief that the universe, or cosmos, is a chaotic place in which man’s survival is accidental

When trying to decide whether to turn Jim over to Miss Watson, does Huck agree or disagree with society/

The theme of "God fashioned the ship of the world carefully" could be...

Which is not a theme of Darwinism

In Huck Finn, Huck is...

Newman's sole aim in life had been to...

Chapter 1 of The American begins in what city?

Giving human or animal characteristics and attributes to something that is inanimate

Corrective ridicule in literature, or a work that is designed to correct an evil by means of ridicule

In the beginning of "Law of Life", which of Koskoosh's senses remain acute?

Twain uses Huck's naivete to satirize what?

Which author is not reputed as a master of realism?

What wrote a utopian novel satirizing America's industrialization?

According to Koskoosh, what are nature's task and law?

Which character from "The Open Boat" ironically did not survive the experience?

According to the correspondent in Crane's "The Open Boat", nature seems....

In "Law of Life", what animal does Koskoosh compare himself to in his death?

Realism and naturalism were a reaction to what literary movement?

Which author is specifically known for embodying the middle-class spirit?

How does George's attitude change about war?

Why is Huck upset about helping Jim?

During what war is Editha set?

An emphasis on man’s isolation in the universe as well as his inability to control his fate in light of natural forces

Newman cannot marry the one he loves because...

A character with whom the reader cannot identify or for whom he has strong feelings of dislike

The attempt to reflect life truthfully in subject matter and depiction

What tone did naturalism bring to American literature?

How do Editha and George change their perspectives of war?

Huck manages to escape Pap by all of the following except?

An artful deviation from literal speech or normal word order

Exploring in detail the complex relationships between characters

What author made the colloquial speech of the frontier into an artistic form?

Who does Editha say "meant it to be war"?

A character with whom the reader identifies or for whom he has favorable feelings

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shows Mark Twain’s own acceptance of God through the character of Huck Finn.

A character that remains essentially the same throughout the story

An object that, while existing on the literal level, stands for a meaning beyond its literal existence