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What is a characteristic of American novels, particularly those of the frontier era?
What is a characteristic of American novels, particularly those of the frontier era?
- An emphasis on the individual's struggle against the wild (correct)
- A focus on the middle-class reader's wish fulfillment
- Dependence on traditional social structures
- The rise of the main character through aristocratic means
What is a common trait among great American protagonists?
What is a common trait among great American protagonists?
- Their desire for solitude and individuality (correct)
- Their emphasis on social class
- Their rejection of democratic values
- Their integration into high society
How did American novelists differ from their English counterparts?
How did American novelists differ from their English counterparts?
- They focused on the aristocracy, while English novelists focused on the middle class
- They focused on the wilderness, whereas English novelists focused on urban life
- They had to invent their own narrative forms, whereas English novelists followed traditional structures (correct)
- They wrote primarily for the working class, whereas English novelists wrote for the upper class
What is a theme present in many American novels of the frontier era?
What is a theme present in many American novels of the frontier era?
What is a characteristic of English novels, particularly those of the 18th and 19th centuries?
What is a characteristic of English novels, particularly those of the 18th and 19th centuries?
What can be inferred about the American novelist's experience?
What can be inferred about the American novelist's experience?
What is a feature of the American frontier in literature?
What is a feature of the American frontier in literature?
What can be said about the protagonist in American novels, such as Melville's Typee and Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown?
What can be said about the protagonist in American novels, such as Melville's Typee and Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown?
What characterized the protagonists of the American romance in the 19th century?
What characterized the protagonists of the American romance in the 19th century?
Which of the following writers is NOT considered one of the First Great Novelists?
Which of the following writers is NOT considered one of the First Great Novelists?
What did Hawthorne call the heightened, emotional, and symbolic form of the novel?
What did Hawthorne call the heightened, emotional, and symbolic form of the novel?
What was a characteristic of the fiction of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe?
What was a characteristic of the fiction of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe?
What was a reason for the exploration of the hidden recesses of the soul in 19th-century American literature?
What was a reason for the exploration of the hidden recesses of the soul in 19th-century American literature?
Which novel is an example of the American Romance, as defined by Hawthorne?
Which novel is an example of the American Romance, as defined by Hawthorne?
What was the typical focus of the protagonists in the American Romance?
What was the typical focus of the protagonists in the American Romance?
Which writer is often associated with the concept of the 'Romance'?
Which writer is often associated with the concept of the 'Romance'?
What is a notable characteristic of Melville's novel Moby-Dick?
What is a notable characteristic of Melville's novel Moby-Dick?
What is the significance of whaling in Moby-Dick?
What is the significance of whaling in Moby-Dick?
What is the main theme of Moby-Dick in relation to nature?
What is the main theme of Moby-Dick in relation to nature?
What is the impact of Melville's personal experiences on his writing?
What is the impact of Melville's personal experiences on his writing?
What is the significance of Moby-Dick as a character in the novel?
What is the significance of Moby-Dick as a character in the novel?
What is a characteristic of American frontier literature?
What is a characteristic of American frontier literature?
What is the impact of Poe's Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym on the development of American literature?
What is the impact of Poe's Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym on the development of American literature?
What is the theme of isolationism in Moby-Dick?
What is the theme of isolationism in Moby-Dick?
