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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Kristeva says literature undermines itself when it attempts to analyze what?
2. What kind of narrative machine does Kristeva say leaves her shaken to the point of exaltation?
3. About how long has it been since the publication of "Journey to the End of the Night" when this book was written?
4. During the 1930s, what group does Kristeva say was unhappy with the division that was caused by economic inequality, even if they did not call for radical economic restructuring?
5. Whose work does Kristeva describe as "stainless, serene" and as having "nostalgic beauty"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why might Kristeva say many of Celine's stylistic choices be called anti-linguistic or anti-grammatical?
2. How does Kristeva say Celine's work represents the division caused by economic inequality?
3. What does Kristeva say about how Celine's novels are realistic?
4. Why does Kristeva say it makes sense that Celine would say his style was the most important part of his writing?
5. How does Kristeva seem to feel about Celine's Nazism?
6. Why does Kristeva say it is rash to ignore any value one might find in the Anti-Semitism in Celine's work?
7. Explain how Kristeva says Celine used grotesque acts in his works.
8. How does Kristeva say Celine captures the abject in his writing?
9. How does Kristeva say Celine displaced the mother in his depiction of very young girls?
10. How, according to Kristeva, do Celine's works draw the reader to their primal repressions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Kristeva set out on this journey to explain and even further understand the abject herself? If the abject is not expressible through language, what would be the purpose of trying to explain it in words, the way Kristeva has? What does she say the purpose of understanding and even confronting the abject is? How effective do you think Kristeva was at explaining the abject? Explain your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of Sigmund Freud in the book. How does Kristeva make use of his ideas? How do her ideas relate to his? How are they different? Describe two instances where she explains his view on a subject and expands upon it.
Essay Topic 3
Explore the theme of language throughout the book. What does Kristeva seem to think about language and how it can be used? What reason does Kristeva give for why the abject exists outside of language? How can people relate to the abject if not through language? What do you think is the purpose of trying to explain the abject through an essay if it can cannot be felt through words?
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