I will make the test like the mid term exam. You will have to memorize some words. Then match the vocabulary to the meaning. There will be some sentence answers to see if you watched the films. Finally, you must write a paragraph.
Words: angst, pay homage to, match cut, allegory, noble savage, clique, dork, jock, cookie cutter house,
coming of age movie, mundanity, pun, twist of fate, genre, colony, Garden of Eden
Match cut.
Pun: when a
word has two meanings
Hunting is
his surname, but he is looking for something.
The first
English novel was written in 1688 by Aphra Behn.
The novel
developed over the next two centuries until the Victorian Era (1837 to 1901).
Most scholars will say this was the greatest era for novel.
And most
consider Charles Dickens to be greatest novelist of that era.
1812 to
1870. A Christmas Carol was published in 1843. Everyone in the West knows this
story; we watch it every Christmas.
At this
time, the West was transitioning from an agrarian society (farming) to the
industrial revolution (factories and city life). The cities were dirty,
polluted and the people had a terrible quality of life.
They put the
coins on the eyes of corpses (dead bodies) so the ghost can get over the River
Styx to the afterworld (heaven, hell, etc.)
The
protagonist (main character) is named Scrooge. The name has become a word,
meaning stingy. He always says “humbug” which is also a word now. It means nonsense.
One of
Dickens’ common themes is the mistreatment / abuse of children. In real life,
his dad was in jail and he had to work in a boot polish factory (as a boy).
Allegory: a writing technique where the
author gives us hints to make us think about The Bible. Seven years later:
according to The Bible, God created the world in seven days
You will be
haunted by three spirits. The spirits will teach Scrooge how to be good or to
repent.
Ghosts are
often depicted as having to go through an ironic form of punishment or torture.
Both the
psychiatrist and Will are dealing with mental issues. The shrink has depression
from his wife dying of cancer and underachieving. Remember he graduated from
MIT, perhaps the best university in the world, but he teaches at a lousy
community college. Will has issues with angst.
Oliver Twist
is a story by Charles Dickens about an orphan in the 1840s. He is so poor that
he has to work in a factory as a boy and is a pickpocket.
Remastering
film and better technology allows us to see flaws now in old movies. Flaw is
like a mistake.
The Unabomber
sent letters to rich businessmen who had companies that harmed the environment.
The letters would blow up when opened.
Einstein
went to a prestigious school. He was the only one not offered a job at the
school from his class. They thought he was lazy, a trouble maker, and cheater.
Scrooge is a
stingy person. His name has become a word.
The job
interview is paying homage to Trainspotting, right down to the shoes and three
interviewers. And the nonsense.
Child abuse
and personality determination. Your personality is set from an early age.
Science fiction will be our last genre.
