1987 AP Exam

1. E
2. A
3. D
4. E
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. E
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. E

Seemed pretty simple so far, though a little trouble was had on 15

16. B
17. C
18. D
19. C
20. E
21. E
22. B
23. D
24. A
25. C
26. E
27. E
28. D
29. A
30. D
31. D
32. E

I found these ones to be a bit harder.

47. E
48. B
49. E
50. D
51. B
52. B
53. D
54. D
55. D
56. C
57. C
58. A
59. D
60.E
61. E

Essay 1

   We live in a different time now. Our definition of leisure back then, and leisure now are quite different. Eliot's thinks her view of leisure is now gone in society. So let's look at her view of leisure, and how she states her views.

  Eliot's view of the word "leisure" is quite different to what we think of today. We think of it today as a weekend, or just free time after school to do certain activities like hanging out with friends, or whatever else we would do to spend our free time. But her definition of leisure is the old fashioned Sunday morning that mainly consists of the classic waking up, reading the newspaper, going to church, and then go on with normal chores of the day with their free time. So as shown, there has been quite a change in the word "leisure" since back in the day.

   To talk about old leisure, Eliot describes what old leisure was like, however, she describes it like a human being. Eliot calls old leisure "he", and describes him as "contemplative", "stout", and having a jolly conscience. She then went on to talk about what a daily routine would go like, and talk about the simple schedule. As mentioned before, the usual schedule included waking up, reading the newspaper, going to a church service, and go on with the rest of the day.

   So this is George Eliot's definition of  "Old Leisure". Just like mentioned, and having the thought probably coming to mind, our definition and the old definition of leisure are very different. It is also agreeable that old leisure is gone, and that we have our new definition of leisure that we have and enjoy to ourselves now.

Essay 2

   Out of a all the works listed, one that is a good example of change in traditions would have to be The Grapes Of Wrath, due to it's story line of a family having to frequently moving for work, and having to deal with new people. So here are some examples from the story that show how the book has changes in tradition and social attitudes.

  First, we look at how the story shows changes in tradition. In the story, the Joad family have to move off and go work in fields in order to obtain money. This was a complete change for the Joad family, and was something that they've never done before. They weren't used to or experienced in working in fields, or having to frequently move across the country. The whole story easily depicts having to blend in with the new life of working and moving frequently.

   Not only does the story show changes in tradition, but it also shows changes of social attitude. This is shown along with the changes of tradition, and the family frequently moving. In the story,when the Joad family have to move to a new location for work, this also means having to blend in with a new society, and new people. The Joad family have to adjust with new co-workers often due to the frequent moving. They frequently have to blend in with each new location that they move to, which is shown as a challenge.

   So those are two examples of how The Grapes Of Wrath shows social attitude changes, and changes of tradition. The two are shown by the family's frequent job moving, and growing into new locations all the time. The book is a good example of such theme.