TATD: Genre and Narrative

What is Modernism?

• A reaction that began during the WWI period that focused on a break from convention and tradition in art, literature, culture, etc

• A reaction against the Romantic authors that focused on creating realistic, gritty narratives

• A continuation of the Realist movement that now focused on WWI and the horrors of war

• A break from Imagism that turned against using imagery and focused on hidden meaning in poetry

What literary movement preceeded Modernism?

• Romanticim

• Post-Modernism

• Realism

• Poetry

Which of the following are common Modernist conventions?

• No central heroic figure in the story.

• It has a pessimistic tone regarding various issues dealt in the writing.

• It uses tools like “stream of consciousness”, self experience for representing inner mind, thoughts and views about life.

• Non sequential and connected events unlike realism literature, with fixed time lines.

Which of the following are common Modernist themes?

• Quest for self actualization

• Futility of work.

• Social injustice.

• The absurdity of existence.

Prior to The Thief and the Dogs, what genre of literature did Naguib Mahfouz write?

• Poetry

• Realism

• Modernism

• Grunge

Which of the following characteristics are true of stream of consciousness narration?

• Often makes use of an interior monologue.

• Is limited to a first person narrative perspective.

• Provides clues to a character's mental condition, intellect, and emotional stability.

• Creates the illusion that the reader is privy to sensations and uncensored thoughts within a character’s mind before the character has ordered them into any rational form or shape.

True or false? The Thief and the Dogs was the first Arabic novel to use stream of consciousness narration?

• True

• False

What does Mahfouz combine with his stream of consciousness narration?

• A frame narrative that connects Said's thoughts with the historical context.

• Omniscient third-person narration to provide some stability and grounds the reader in the objective world.

• Dramatic irony that stresses the way secondary characters perceive Said.

• A fixation on the loyalty of dogs.

Which literary movement does psychological realism best fit into?

• Realism

• Romanticism

• Freudism

• Modernism

In essence, what is psychological realism?

• Psychological realism is a form of fantasy where the protagonist projects secret desires.

• Psychological realism is a style of writing that requires the use of a psychological critical lens to decipher themes.

• Psychological realism uses literary texts to uncover preconceptions of historical contexts.

• Psychological realism is realistic writing that probes deeply into the complexities of characters’ thoughts and motivations.