Why is it important to understand how literature reflects its time?

Literature often comments on power struggles of the time.

Characters that appear in stories of many different cultures

The flickering flame made the animals seem to move. Logane was overwhelmed by the spirit power.

This passage tells us they believed in animal spirits.

What are universal themes?

Ideas about life shared by many cultures.

"Logane had to renew the herds though his cave paintings to ensure a successful hunt."

This shows cave painting was necessary to hunting & survival

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Historical and Cultural Context in Literature

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Why is it important to understand how literature reflects its time?
The time period reveals individual thoughts of characters.
Literature often comments on power struggles of the time.
Time period has nothing to do with the writing.
It allows the reader to better understand their own culture.
2
True or False: It is impossible for a modern reader to accurately interpret historical texts.
False
True
3
Archetypes are:
Flat characters that only show one personality trait.
Characters that appear in stories of many different cultures
Types of arks
Universal themes present in one culture's literature.
4
The flickering flame made the animals seem to move. Logane was overwhelmed by the spirit power.
This passage tells us they believed in animal spirits.
This passage tells us they painted animal pictures for fun.
This passage tells us Logane's people lived in caves.
5
Which of the following are cultural influences?
Declaration of Independence
Family traditions
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Religion
6
Readers must read a text within its original historical and cultural context to interpret it.
True
False
7
What are universal themes?
Ideas about the universe put into literature.
Ideas about life only expressed by one culture.
Ideas that never appear in literature.
Ideas about life shared by many cultures.
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"Logane had to renew the herds though his cave paintings to ensure a successful hunt."
Cave paining taught myths and legends.
This shows cave painting was necessary to hunting & survival
The purpose of cave paintings was to leav historical records
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Why is it important to understand a story's time period? (Consider "The Pedestrian").
People of different time periods have different world views.
All answers are correct.
Historical events of a time period influence writing.
The social values of a time period influences writing

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