Feb. 11: Naturalism

Theodore Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945)

1. T.Dreiser's biography
2. Read "The Second Choice" (you'll love the story. My students told me that they found it very close to modern life problems in relationships and choices that women make.)
3. Be ready to speak on naturalism in literature.
4. Vocabulary:

Dumb with despair, once and for all, an open plea, evasive reply, wholly dissipated, headstrong, sing after a fashion, innate courtesy, stodginess, dull or dingy, to overcome, to date, to care for someone, to shuttle to and fro, to pay one’s own way, years of toil and saving, to wean away by something, to recall, the scales fall from one’s eyes, to one’s surprise,ineffable delight, boldness on one’s part, delicately rounded chin,
graceful figure, to squeeze one’s arm, to hold one’s breath, to look dreary, to be quite frank, thoughtful of someone, arch smile, handsome face, a proprietary interest, to indulge in a career, to resist someone, hindrance, impending disaster, to be involved in some predicament, little settled in one’s own mind, affection for someone, to quarrel with someone, in a fit of generosity, to notify, to be agonized by the thought;She couldn’t get her mind off him, to be driven off by one’s indifference,to save one’s own face, to cover up a dilemma, a ray of hope, in a fit of numb despair, to call at, to call on, disconsolately, deception, to relinquish an ideal, to suppress a heavy sigh, to creep into, time slipping by; to take up one’s time, on purpose, for the sake of, to groan in soul, grinding, destroying thoughts, to be compelled to do something, to turn up sleeves