E&A Literature_Lesson 3_Oscar Wilde and The Selfish Giant

E&A Literature_Lesson 3

Oscar Wilde and The Selfish Giant

By Hanh Pham

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Multiple Choice

He lived in the ... century.

• XVII (1601-1700)

• XVIII (1701-1800)

• XIX (1801-1900)

• XX (1901-2000)

Multiple Choice

Wilde lived in the so-called Victorian Age. Why?

• Because there was a God named Victoria.

• Because all the women's names were Victoria.

• Because the British queen at that time was Victoria.

Multiple Select

What type(s) of books did he write?

• Novels

• Poetry

• Science fiction

• Fairy tales

• Plays

Multiple Select

Which of these books were written by Oscar Wilde?

• The Nightingale and the Rose

• The Selfish Giant

• The Black Cat

• Dracula

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

Multiple Choice

Why was Oscar Wilde arrested?

• Because he was a thief.

• Because his books were terrible.

• Because he had a boyfriend.

• Because he killed someone.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales​

Oscar Wilde

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• Very special fairy stories for children.

• About princes, giants, nightingales, and roses

• About life and the way to live it.

for children from six

• No age for this book - a brilliant and haunting treasure house for everybody.​

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THE SELFISH GIANT​

Key Facts about The Selfish Giant

• Full Title: The Selfish Giant

• When Written: The late 1880s

• Where Written: London, England

• When Published: 1888

• Literary Period: Late Victorian Period

• Genre: Short Story, Fairy Tale, Allegory

• Setting: The Giant’s property and the surrounding neighborhood

• Climax: The Giant knocks down the wall around his garden, and welcomes the children back inside.

• Antagonist: The Giant’s Selfishness, The Forces of Winter

• Point of View: Third Person

Open Ended

CHARACTERS in The Selfish Giant

​CHARACTERS

​The Giant

The Children​

​The Little Boy

Spring, Summer, and Autumn

The Forces of Winter​

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THE 6 MOST

COMMON ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES

1. The Opening

2. Defined Characters

3. Magic Settings

4. A Central Conflict

5. A Moral Lesson

6. Happy Endings​

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​LANGUAGE USE IN THE SELFISH GIANT

​1. What tenses are used in The Selfish Giant?

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2. How is figurative language used in "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde?

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Literary Devices/ Figurative Language​

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​https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45495/the-ballad-of-reading-gaol

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​Christian symbolism in The Selfish Giant

Garden of Eden

​The selfish Giant is the Old Testament God, banishing ‘his’ children from their paradise

​The wounds of Christ’s Crucifixion, called the Stigmata of Christ in the Christian tradition

​the little boy’s hands and feet bear wounds, evidently from nails that had pierced them through.

​A clear cause-and-effect relationship between the Giant’s selfishness and his present suffering

​https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3343576/figurative-language/

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1. ​Oscar Wilde’s 1888 The Happy Prince 7/3

2. Oscar Wilde’s 1888 The Devoted Friend 8/3

3. Oscar Wilde’s 1888 The Star Child 14/3

4. Oscar Wilde’s 1887 The Model Millionaire 15/3

5. Kate Chopin’s 1894 The Story of an Hour 21/3

6. Earnest Hemingway’s 1927 Hills like White Elephants 22/3

7. Ernest Hemingway’s 1933 A Clean, Well-Lighted Place 28/3

8. Ernest Hemingway’s 1940. For Whom the Bell Tolls 29/3