Unit 1 Review #2
Across
- 1. The identity Louise believes she has assumed when she hears that her husband has died.
- 5. The methods an author uses to reveal a character's personality, motivations, and traits.
- 8. A condition experienced by characters who are separated from others or from society.
- 11. The particular viewpoint or position from which a story is presented.
- 12. A fictional society in which the conditions of life are deeply troubling, as in The Pedestrian.
- 13. A physical condition and symbolic image connected to Louise Mallard.
- 16. The protagonist's journey along the road toward her former home in I Used to Live Here Once.
- 17. The dominant form of entertainment that keeps people inside their homes in The Pedestrian.
- 20. A larger concern involving who characters are and how they understand themselves.
- 21. The possibility of living according to her own desires that excites Louise after hearing of her husband's death.
- 22. The experience of having conflicting emotions at the same time, especially relevant to Louise's reaction to her husband's reported death.
Down
- 2. An idea that connects all four stories but serves a different literary purpose in each.
- 3. The Caribbean island where Jean Rhys was born.
- 4. The use of machines to perform human functions, reflected in the police technology of The Pedestrian.
- 6. A seemingly contradictory situation that reveals a deeper truth, such as Louise feeling liberated by news of her husband's death.
- 7. The voice or consciousness through which a story is told.
- 9. The struggle between opposing forces that drives a literary work.
- 10. An emotion that can arise when a person feels threatened by a rival for someone's affection.
- 14. A literary technique involving the deliberate reuse of words, phrases, images, or ideas.
- 15. The author's attitude toward the subject, characters, or events.
- 18. A significant idea in I Used to Live Here Once because the protagonist can see others, while they apparently cannot see her.
- 19. The larger social world that pressures individuals to follow accepted behaviors, particularly in The Pedestrian.