Unit 4, Part 2 Authors and Vocabulary
Ernest Hemingway
Wrote as he lived and lived as he _________________
Driven to live life to the _________________
_________________ who faced violence and death with courage
Nickname - _________________
20th century’s greatest American _________________
1921 – Settled in Paris with other ex-Patriots – The _________________ Generation
The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea
1954 _________________ Prize for Literature
Tim O’Brien
The Things They Carried
Served in _________________ War
Used fiction to get at the _________________ of war
Writes fiction that makes the story feel real to give a reader a sense of _________________
experience
Wants people to move beyond physical _________________
A bullet can kill an _________________, but to can also produce an enemy
William Faulkner
Most _________________ member of The Lost Generation
Spent most of his life in _________________
Deeply influenced with the South’s _________________ and his family’s past
The Sound and the Fury – masterpiece – South – _________________ of consciousness
Stream of _________________– traces a character’s thoughts and feelings _________________
regard to syntax and punctuation
Revealed the South’s deepest _________________ in a way that made other parts of the
country deeply _________________
1949 _________________ Prize for Literature
Katherine Anne Porter
One of the leading modern writers of _________________
Grew up near San Antonio, TX
Stories have southern and _________________ settings
Eudora Welty
Important 20th century _________________ writer
Worked for _________________ and radio stations and as a publicity agent
She wrote reviews on _________________ reports as Michael Ravenna
James Thurber
Gave voice to the new style of American _________________
Essayist and _________________
Greatest and most original _________________ since Mark Twain
Americans _________________ machines and technology of the time
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
Carl Sandberg
Father of _________________ of American poetry
Leader of the 20th Century _________________ Poets
Common man and _________________ of government
1940 _________________ Prize for History
“Chicago”
Robert Frost
Premier _________________ Laureate
Attended Dartmouth and _________________
20th Century America’s _________________ poet
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” – wins him his first _________________
Wins _________________ Pulitzers and Congress awards him a gold medal
Addressed nation at _________________’s inauguration
Vocabulary
Detached – not emotionally _________________
_________________ – something that bring shame or dishonor
Resign – to accept something as _________________; to submit oneself to something negative
_________________– intruded
Vanquished – thoroughly _________________
_________________– cleared from blame
Circumvent – _________________; get around
_________________– extremely hurtful or infectious
Inextricable – unable to be _________________ or freed from
_________________– concerned about upsetting or offending others; diplomatic
Piety – devotion to _________________
_________________– indigestion
Grave – serious; _________________
_________________– repeated; continual
Limber – _________________
_________________– stubborn
Despondent – _________________ courage or hope
_________________– taking action in order to prevent something
Reluctant – _________________; disinclined
_________________– cursing Poise – balance; stability
Brutal – cruel and without feeling; savage; _________________
_________________– senseless; unjustified
Cunning – skill in _________________; crafty; sly
_________________– balance; stability
Rueful – feeling _________________ or pity
_________________– giving off light