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5-01 Local Color (40 Points)
Part A- Dialect and Local Color- 30 points
As you read the excerpt from Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,”
look for examples of dialect and translate them into standard English. The first example
has been done for you. Each blank is worth 5 points.
“Rev. Leonidas W. H'm, Reverend Le—well, there was a feller here once by the name
of Jim Smiley, in the winter of '49—or may be it was the spring of '50—I don't recollect exactly,
somehow, though what makes me think it was one or the other is because I remember the
big flume warn't finished when he first come to the camp; but any way, he was the curiousest
man about always betting on anything that turned up you ever see, if he could get anybody to bet
on the other side; and if he couldn't he'd change sides. Any way that suited the other man would
suit him—any way just so's he got a bet, he was satisfied. But still, he was lucky, uncommon
lucky; he most always come out winner. He was always ready and laying for a chance; there
couldn't be no solit'ry thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take ary side you
please, as I was just telling you. If there was a horse-race, you find him flush or you'd find him
busted at the end of it; if there was a dog-fight, he'd bet on it; if there was a cat-fight, he'd bet on
it; if there was a chicken-fight, he'd bet on it; why, if there was two birds setting on a fence, he
would bet you which one would fly first; or if there was a camp-meeting, he would be there
reg'lar to bet on Parson Walker, which he judged to be the best exhorter about here, and so he
was too, and a good man. If he even see a straddle-bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you
how long it would take him to get to—to wherever he was going to, and if you took him up, he
would foller that straddle-bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and
how long he was on the road. Lots of the boys here has seen that Smiley and can tell you about
him. Why, it never made no difference to him—he'd bet on any thing—the dangdest feller. Parson
Walker's wife laid very sick, once, for a good while, and it seemed as if they warn't going to save
her; but one morning he come in, and Smiley up and asked him how she was, and he said she
was considerable better—thank the Lord for his inf'nite mercy—and coming on so smart that
with the blessing of Prov'dence she'd get well yet; and Smiley, before he thought says, "Well, I'll
resk two-and-a-half that she don't anyway."
Examples of Dialect
Translation in standard English
1.
“but any way, he was the curiousest man
about always betting on anything that turned
up you ever see”
1.
He was the strangest man and always
tried to make bets on anything that
happened.
2.
“Rev. Leonidas W. H'm, Reverend Le—well,
there was a feller here once by the name
of Jim Smiley, in the winter of '49—or may be
it was the spring of '50—I don't recollect
exactly
2. I don't recall the precise year, but around
1949 or 1950, there was a man here named Jim
Smiley, Reverend Leonidas.
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3.
He was always ready and laying for a
chance; there couldn't be no solit'ry thing
mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it,
and take ary side you please, as I was just
telling you.
3. He never missed an opportunity to make a
wager. He was willing to wager on anything.
The man will wager on anything and
anything.
4.
Smiley up and asked him how she was, and
he said she was considerable better—thank the
Lord for his inf'nite mercy—and coming on so
smart that with the blessing of Prov'dence
she'd get well yet; and Smiley, before he
thought says, "Well, I'll resk two-and-a-half
that she don't anyway."
4. She replied that she was doing better when
the fortunate man inquired about her
well-being. Thank God he spared her, but the
fortunate guy wagered that she would return to
her illness.
Part B- Analyzing Graphic Texts- 10 points
In 1849, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California. Groups of adventurers soon left
their families and headed west. They lived in isolated settings, mining for gold and silver
and hoping to make their fortunes. Analyze the two images below depicting the miners of
the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s. The first image is a photograph and the second
image is a cartoon illustration of miners. Answer the questions that follow each image.
Each response is worth 2 points.
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1. What do the details of the image suggest about men who panned for gold? The group of men
are in search of or discovering gold near a river to grab and collect gold for themselves by
making a profit.
2. What do the expressions on the men’s faces tell you about the work of mining gold? Their
looks suggest that they are worn out from possibly not finding any gold despite their best
efforts.
3. How do the details of this image differ from the photograph above? The cartoon portrays the
miner as always smiling and discovering gold, which is why they are different from each
other.
4. Which depiction do you think is more accurate in representing the type of men who mined for
gold? Given that men don't always find the gold they strive for, I believe the first image to be
more realistic.
5. Why do you think the cartoon would depict the men differently than the actual photograph
showed? They portrayed it differently, in my opinion, because they wanted people to think that
by carrying out each of these tasks, they could discover gold for themselves.
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