American Lit: week 1-3

the expression of thoughts as spoken words

a character challenges the established order of things, bending others to his will

the custom of passing down legends, folk tales, songs, and other narratives by word of mouth

a traditional story, rooted in a culture, that deals with supernatural beings or as human heroes

have the same gods

believe in four worlds

feel close to the earth and animals

have the same beliefs about creation

judging other societies against your own

unity

cultural relativity

other cultures are superior to your own

listing

problem solution

cause and effect

chronological

they brought enough food for everyone

nobody wanted the food they brought

they brought only the things that they did not want

all of the men ate too much of the fruits and other food

The Modern Age

The Renaissance

The Medieval Period

The Great Awakening

The Modernist era

The Enlightenment

The Romantic Period

The Naturalism era