1. Geography Matters… Mrs. Lyons AP English August 31 st, 2010

2. What does geography tell us? Setting History of the location/people Symbolism Mood/tone Define/develop a character

3. History of location/people Shows how the characters are going to act Different dialects in works of literature Author’s example: The Old Man and the Sea can only take place in the Caribbean

4. Symbolism Moving locations = change General rule: when writers send characters south, it’s so they can run amok (murderous frenzy) Hills/mountains = overcoming obstacles Author’s example: “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Hemingway

5. Mood/tone Describe location (bright, dark, joyous, gloomy, romantic, suspenseful?) Author’s example: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe (gloomy/dark)

6. Define/develop a character Shows why the character is in that location Author’s example: Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

7. My Own Example A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines Without the novel being set in the Southern United States in the 1940s, racism wouldn’t be the main issue in the book

8. What is one thing that geography can tell us in literature? A. SatireSatire B. ConsonanceConsonance C. Mood/toneMood/tone D. AlliterationAlliteration

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11. Moving locations = A. ChangeChange B. InsanityInsanity C. RefugeRefuge D. PersecutionPersecution

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14. The gloomy description of the setting in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”… A. Develops the main characterDevelops the main character B. Provides history about the locationProvides history about the location C. Gives the themeGives the theme D. Sets the mood/toneSets the mood/tone

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17. According to the author, if a character travels south… A. They are starting a new lifeThey are starting a new life B. They are visiting familyThey are visiting family C. They have gone crazyThey have gone crazy D. They have nowhere else to goThey have nowhere else to go

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20. What is one thing being on top of a mountain can symbolize? A. UnpleasantnessUnpleasantness B. PurityPurity C. DarknessDarkness D. FogFog

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