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Geography Matters…

Geography Matters…. Mrs. Lyons AP English August 31 st , 2010. What does geography tell us?. Setting History of the location/people Symbolism Mood/tone Define/develop a character. History of location/people. Shows how the characters are going to act

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Geography Matters…

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  1. Geography Matters… Mrs. Lyons AP English August 31st, 2010

  2. What does geography tell us? • Setting • History of the location/people • Symbolism • Mood/tone • Define/develop a character

  3. History of location/people • Shows how the characters are going to act • Different dialects in works of literature • Author’s example: The Old Man and the Sea can only take place in the Caribbean

  4. Symbolism • Moving locations = change • General rule: when writers send characters south, it’s so they can run amok (murderous frenzy) • Hills/mountains = overcoming obstacles • Author’s example: “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Hemingway

  5. Mood/tone • Describe location (bright, dark, joyous, gloomy, romantic, suspenseful?) • Author’s example: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe (gloomy/dark)

  6. Define/develop a character • Shows why the character is in that location • Author’s example: Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

  7. My Own Example • A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines • Without the novel being set in the Southern United States in the 1940s, racism wouldn’t be the main issue in the book

  8. What is one thing that geography can tell us in literature? A. Satire B. Consonance C. Mood/tone D. Alliteration

  9. CORRECT! Next Question

  10. INCORRECT! Go Back

  11. Moving locations = A. Change B. Insanity C. Refuge D. Persecution

  12. CORRECT! Next Question

  13. INCORRECT! Go Back

  14. The gloomy description of the setting in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”… A. Develops the main character B. Provides history about the location C. Gives the theme D. Sets the mood/tone

  15. CORRECT! Next Question

  16. INCORRECT! Go Back

  17. According to the author, if a character travels south… A. They are starting a new life B. They are visiting family C. They have gone crazy D. They have nowhere else to go

  18. CORRECT! Next Question

  19. INCORRECT! Go Back

  20. What is one thing being on top of a mountain can symbolize? A. Unpleasantness B. Purity C. Darkness D. Fog

  21. CORRECT! Let’s stop.

  22. INCORRECT! Go Back

  23. THE END

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