Factors Influencing Literary Selection: THE LAST LEAF FALL.

In “The Last Leaf” short story, the main protagonist is Johnsy who was seriously ill with pneumonia and becomes convinced that she will die when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window. What influencing factor was used?

• Cultural Influence

• Environmental Influence

• Historical Influence

• Socioeconomic Influence

Answer explanation

Because Johnsy thought and believed that the falling of a single leaf will also take away her life; reflecting her morals and belief in life.

MORALIST WAS THE APPROACH USED. :)

Behrman has been painting for four decades without any commercial success, but still hopes to paint what he calls his “masterpiece.” He is an alcoholic and earns money by posing as a model for artists in the neighborhood. What influencing factor was used by the author in this part of the story?

• Cultural Influence

• Environmental Influence

• Historical Influence

• Socioeconomic Influence

Answer explanation

Because Behrman's socioeconomic status shows that he struggled in his living.

Marxist because it shows that Behrman's life isn't that easy he has been painting for four decades without any commercial success and he only earns money by posing as a model for artists in the neighborhood.

As young female artists in early twentieth-century New York, Sue and Johnsy are in an unusual position. Their behavior challenges accepted notions of women’s roles and responsibilities in the period. What factor influenced the text here and what literary approach was used?

• Cultural factor and the Feminist approach was used.

• The social factor and Formalist approach were used.

• Historical factor and the Marxist approach was used.

• The environmental factor and Feminist approach were used.

Answer explanation

Rather than marrying and devoting their energies to the domestic sphere, they have chosen to move to New York and lead independent but financially precarious lives in pursuit of their art.

Behrman stays out all night in a violent storm to paint a realistic-looking leaf onto the wall outside Sue and Johnsy’s window. What literary criticism approaches were used?

• Feminist

• Historical

• Moralist

• Formalist

Answer explanation

Historical as it provides information that happened in the past.

Also Formalist because it describes the night in a violent storm to paint a realistic-looking leaf onto the wall outside Sue and Johnsy’s window. -Pertains to the sense of sight.

Greenwich Village is a haven for poor artists and bohemian young people, and O. Henry depicts a vibrant creative community. However, the “starving artist” existence has its costs, such as poor living conditions, shortage of food, and exposure to cold and sickness. Which two influencing factor pertains to this literary selection?

• Cultural Influence

• Historical Influence

• Environmental Influence

• Socioeconomic Influence

Answer explanation

The condition of the place where the artist lived is associated with the term "starving artist."

Formalist and Marxist were the approaches used.

What can influence your thinking or perception and understanding the world when reading a text or selection?

• When a selection has a happy ending.

• When the subject of the selection refeclts the life of people in reality.

• When a selection gives you information about culture, history environment and other factors that will expose you to different experiences.

• When a selection talks about how to improve your life better.

 

It is a place where different things, living or non-living constantly interact with and adapt to conditions in their environment

• Environment

• Culture

• History

• Values

It is the past study, which also includes the academic discipline, which uses narrative to describe, examine, question and analyze a sequence of past events and investigate the patterns of cause and effect related to them.

• HISTORY

• ENVIRONMENT

• CULTURE

• SOCIETY

Why is it important to know one's culture, history and environment?

• It helps us to understand the people and the world better.

• It helps us find a better job in the future.

• It influence our way of living.

• It help us become rich.

The reader response approach is heavily reader-oriented. Readers use their prior knowledge and experiences to give meaning to a text, and they are required to justify their unique interpretations of a text with textual evidence.

• TRUE

• FALSE