Ideas About Storytelling and Narrative Power (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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What does Atwood's term 'Spotty-Handed Villainesses' refer to?
What does Atwood's term 'Spotty-Handed Villainesses' refer to?
Morally complex & flawed female chars
Atwood states storytelling has 'roots in the mud'. What does this metaphor suggest?
Atwood states storytelling has 'roots in the mud'. What does this metaphor suggest?
Stories emerge from earthy, imperfect stuff
How do storytellers differ from critics according to Atwood?
How do storytellers differ from critics according to Atwood?
They ask 'What happens next?'
Atwood compares creating believable fiction to what?
Atwood compares creating believable fiction to what?
A bank robbery
What does Atwood mean by 'rich five-dimensional' portraits?
What does Atwood mean by 'rich five-dimensional' portraits?
Complex chars mirroring life's messiness
Female 'bad characters' function as what, according to Atwood?
Female 'bad characters' function as what, according to Atwood?
Keys to doors & mirrors
Which two limiting dichotomies does Atwood critique?
Which two limiting dichotomies does Atwood critique?
Angel/Whore & Victim/Saint
How does Atwood describe literature's ethical role?
How does Atwood describe literature's ethical role?
It speculates, doesn't prescribe morality
What does Atwood's 'eternal breakfast' metaphor represent?
What does Atwood's 'eternal breakfast' metaphor represent?
Stasis from narratives of endless virtue
According to Atwood, Tess demonstrates what through her act of killing?
According to Atwood, Tess demonstrates what through her act of killing?
Transformation from victimhood to agency