Tying Works of Literature Together - A main goal of AP Lit
Hamlet and The American Dream
-Hamlet (to a point) and Grandma feign their loss of mental faculties, they use this to manipulate those around them, by feigning this the people around them tend to expose more and act more sympathetically to the characters
-Pointless existence, Hamlet sees his life as a prince to be worth nothing in the world, and Albee stresses throughout the play that the life that Daddy and Mommy live is trivial and materialistic
Pride and Prejudice and Death of A Salesman
-misguided youth pursuing foolish things, the daughters pursue husbands throughout the novel, only Elizabeth is able to somewhat accomplish other things seen in her book reading, clever wit. Biff and Hap are raised by Willy to be overly confident, they are raised in a way that doesn't function in a world where respect is earned through wealth or hard work, they don't have either.
-Biff and Elizabeth are both wise and ahead of their time, somewhat resistant to their families creed, don't fit in well with their families
Ceremony and Death of A Salesman
-Rocky and Biff have a similar situation, both talented and promise to be very successful in the world, however both are sucked into making terrible choices that ruin their chances for success
-Tayo is lost just like Biff, Tayo however on a more extreme level. Tayo's sickness and constant vomiting, a reluctance to heal, is analogous to Biff's tendency to steal, he is reluctant to heal the rift with his father after his betrayal of Linda
- Tayo and Biff are raised in hostile families, Auntie and Willy/Linda tend to make recovery harder for these two lost characters
I was so happy to see this post after I commented on your third synthesis post about comparing the texts. You could combine this post with your third and tie everything together, if you wanted. These are all all great posts. You could maybe add one on all of the vocab we have learned. These are still great posts on what we have learned in class and provide the second purpose of good study material.
ReplyDeleteHere you doa good job of applying some Ap skills by comparing/ contrasting the works. You find details that contribute to deeper themes and/or meanings, such as comparing Biff to Tayo. I would not have thought very deeply about connecting thses works, but when I read this, it makes sence, and brings my attention to other connection between the works we have read.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cool idea for a post =)
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