Works referred to on the AP Literature exams since 1971 (specific years in parentheses) Please note that only authors were recommended in early years, not specific titles.. Updated 9 May 2015 *Includes both Form A and Form B No specific works were mentioned on some of the earliest exams and others listed authors, not titles
The Stranger
3 pages What is the importance of having laws and rules in the society? Without them, would there be peace in the world? Well, law is a key to achieve peace and success in the world. 4 pages In The Stranger, Albert Camus created a character named Meursault to help show us how important it is to start thinking and analyzing the events that happen in our lives
Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - Biographical
I served the first part of my sentence in several correctional work camps of mixed types (this kind of camp is described in the play, The Tenderfoot and the Tramp). The printing of my work was, however, stopped almost immediately and the authorities stopped both my plays and (in 1964) the novel, The First Circle, which, in 1965, was seized together with my papers from the past years
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Summary
Gopchik is only sixteen.Kildigs and Shukhov get along well and they set off on their super-important mission, while humming the Mission Impossible theme. It's like annoying airport security checks times twenty here.The reason for the over-zealous searches is the arrival of Lieutenant Volkovoy, the camp disciplinary officer
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
In 1970, Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature" (source). Solzhenitsyn was arrested and deported from Russia in 1974 and his works, including One Day, weren't openly available again until 1989, when the Soviet Union began to crumble
SparkNotes: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: Important Quotations Explained
Camp regulations do not require prisoners to remove their caps at meals, and as the mess hall is cold, taking his cap off causes Shukhov some discomfort. This positive portrayal of a Soviet worker was surely one of the reasons that then Soviet prime minster Nikita Khrushchev approved of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970) - IMDb
The subject matter was of course not pleasant, but the fact that this is a realistic depiction of what Soviet prisoners experienced makes it an important historical work.Though I saw this film over thirty years ago, I still remember the surprising reaction that engulfed me when leaving the theater. They did this by respecting each other, sharing some of the very meager food or other items they had and carrying on their agonizing work with quiet acceptance
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich)
Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books I-II by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Thomas P. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes (Author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich)
Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is after all, all the same: the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing. Do not pursue what is illusionary -property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade, and is confiscated in one fell night
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