Themes (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Setting of 'Sweat' (town & region)
Setting of 'Sweat' (town & region)
Reading, Pennsylvania, Rust Belt town
Name of the steel plant in 'Sweat'
Name of the steel plant in 'Sweat'
Olstead's
Major event at Olstead's causing crisis
Major event at Olstead's causing crisis
Lockout
What happens to Stan at Olstead's?
What happens to Stan at Olstead's?
Suffers workplace injury and loses job
Jason & Chris's fate after bar fight
Jason & Chris's fate after bar fight
Imprisonment/serve time in prison
Oscar's action during the lockout
Oscar's action during the lockout
Crosses the picket line to work
Cynthia's new role causing tension
Cynthia's new role causing tension
Promotion to management
Three characters involved in bar fight
Three characters involved in bar fight
Jason, Chris, and Oscar
What exacerbates racial tensions?
What exacerbates racial tensions?
Economic hardship
Oscar's ethnic background
Oscar's ethnic background
Latino