AP World Literature Flashcards

10068522408	Ted Talk	and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.	0
10068525965	Spear	conflict, the fight between people of different color, from a black person´s point of view	1
10068536817	The White Rose	Hans Scholl (left), Sophie Scholl leaders of the White Rose resistance organization. Their actions made them enduring symbols of the struggle, universal and timeless, for the freedom of the human spirit wherever and whenever it is threatened.	2
10068565657	The Son	The story reflects the dark, tragic life Quiroga lived. He, a pessimist, believed that we do not have control when we are fighting nature.	3
10068608968	The Censors	Summary of 'The Censors' Juan is a young man living in Argentina under the control of an authoritarian government (think Big Brother in Orwell's 1984). At the beginning of the story, he writes and mails a letter to a woman he loves named Mariana. new job made him extremely devoted and loyal to the Bureau, which later caused him to censor his own letter, resulting in Juan being executed.	4
10068618067	A Problem	THE strictest measures were taken that the Uskovs' family secret might not leak out. Leniency of justice	5
10068635321	The Long Exile	Forgiveness brings peace.	6
10068639234	To this Day	bullying he and others received during their lives and its deep, long-term impact	7
10068639235	Merchant of Venice	idealistic and realistic opinions about society and relationships. On the one hand, the play tells us that love is more important than money, mercy is preferable to revenge, and love lasts forever.	8
10068669690	The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses	Explores issues of race in South Africa.	9
10068685348	The Train From Rhodesia	is a classic South African piece written in a time of high pressure racial discrimination between the natives and the whites. ... Gordimer shows the importance of inner struggle and the custom of finding meaning in life	10
10068692820	Life is Sweet at Kumansenu	Don't take life for granted. It is short and sweet while you have it.	11
10068700760	Antigone	State v Family	12
10068727229	DENOUEMENT	is the segment of the plot which describes the unraveling of the plot; theme is usually revealed here. This usually comes after the climax, as the story starts to move toward a resolution.	13
10068729166	FOIL	is a character who is used as a contrast to another character. The foil emphasizes the differences between two characters.	14
10068738234	ANACHRONISM	something out of its place in time	15