REGIONALISM -
Name
Language
Setting in Town
Setting Outside Town
,
Regionalism
Attitude towards Vices
Attitude toward Religion
Stereotypical characters
A stock (stereotypical) character is one that relies heavily on cultural standards or stereotypes for
their personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics.
‘Stock ‘
Character
Aspects…
(Characteristics)
Who in the story IS?
How?
How are they NOT??
from, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” (answer the following on a separate sheet of paper)
1. On the first page, what do we learn the town of Poker Flat is doing and why?
2. How might this be wrong or hypocritical?
3. For what reason were the ladies in the group being banished?
4. On p.582, what distinguishes Oakhurst from the rest of the group?
5. Based on this page and the following page, including the story of his dealings with Simson, how do you feel about Mr. Oakhurst?
6. What are we to think of Tom Simson being called the Innocent?
7. At the top of 585, what event alarms Oakhurst? Make a prediction as to what this will mean.
8. Explain the significance of the sentence at the bottom of 585 starting, “The Duchess turned away sharply…”
9. At the bottom of 588 over to 589, what do we find that Mother Shipton has done? Why has she done it? Think deeply on this.
10. On 589, after Simson and Oakhurst have left and the women huddle together, why do you think that the Duchess is relieved that Piney cannot
pray?
11. How was John Oakhurst both “the strongest and the weakest of the outcasts of Poker Flat”? Do you agree with this estimation?
12. What theme or message does this story convey?