Wednesday, May 6 Modernism: "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Ann Porter

Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece. 1888–1978)

The Song of Love

Date:

Paris, June-July 1914

Medium:

Oil on canvas

This painting brings together incongruous and unrelated objects: the head of a Classical Greek statue, an oversized rubber glove, a green ball, and a train shrouded in darkness, silhouetted against a bright blue sky. By subverting the logical presence of objects, de Chirico created what he termed "metaphysical" paintings, representations of what lies "beyond the physical" world. Cloaked in an atmosphere of anxiety and melancholy, de Chirico's humanoid forms, vacuous architecture, shadowy passages, and eerily elongated streets evoke the profound absurdity of a universe torn apart by World War I.

 Learning target:  I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings.

Follow through with Roman numerals:

1.When was this building constructed?


 2.  Eastman School of Music, above the main entrance, it says: MDCCCCXXII
When was this building constructed?

3. . Post office  Buffalo



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In class: Vocabulary quiz Friday. 

               Comparing three literary movements: Romanticism, Realism and Modernism

              background Katherine Ann Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"  (class question handout / copy below)

Romanticism	Realism	Modernism
looks at the world optimistically	precise details	loneliness, alienation
reverence for Nature	character more important than plot	no absolute truths
faith in imagination	events are plausible	concern with the subconscious
interest in the bizarre and supernatural		strong reaction against traditional religious, political and social views
	diction is natural, not poetic	abandoning traditional rhyme schemes and writing free verse
	characters usually lower and middle class	complex ethical choices

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Ann Porter   background questions

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In complete, well-written sentences, please respond to the following 5 questions (Avoid using “I think” or “I believe.” Obviously, each of these questions is complex, but I am asking you to come up with one of the many possible ideas that they should generate.

1.   What is the meaning and purpose of life?

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2.   How do people cope with adversity and bitter disappointment in life?

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3.   How do people survive from and adjust to painful life experiences?

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4.   How do people’s experiences in life change their character and personality?

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5.   What are the qualities that constitute mental and emotional health?

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