Classic American Literature: Poker Flat Exiles

Art awakens emotions and transcends time and hardship.

The theme represents women's sacrifices for family and survival.

Tension between civilized life in Boston and survival on the frontier.

The development of a character's personality and motivations.

The perspective from which a story is told.

Symbolizes the hardships and sacrifices of life outside civilization.

Highlights the sacrifices women made during frontier settlement.

Literary style that captures a region's distinct characteristics.

Struggles between characters drive the plot.

Contrast between characters highlights their traits.

The town’s moral failings despite punishing outcasts.

Characters face nature’s uncontrollable forces.

Outcasts show kindness despite societal judgment.

Explores the boy's dreams and societal pressures.

The influence of societal roles on young Black boys.

The background context of time and place in stories.

The emotional tone or mood of the story.

Conversation between characters that reveals relationships.

The boy's play reflects a pursuit of bravery.

Imaginative activity where the boy dreams of being a soldier.

Her previous life as a cultured music teacher.

The gambler who shows fatalism in the story.

His innocence contrasts with Oakhurst’s cynicism.

Her deep emotional response to a concert underscores her losses.

An external force that traps the outcasts.

Represents the loss of personal passions for family.

Reflects the town's moral hypocrisy against outcasts.

The boy embodies playful determination and longing for adventure.