Reflective Statement on a Doll’s House How was your understanding of cultural and contextual (literary) considerations of the novel developed through the oral exercise? When I first started reading the play I was prepared for it to be a little backward since I had the knowledge of it been written in the 19th century and set in Norway;in which time day to day life and the culture was very closed and what it’s called now is backwards. In the beginning of the play‚ I felt really bad for Nora when
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The School of Psychoanalytic Criticism “The Cask of Amontillado” and its author Edgar Allan Poe are excellent references for applying psychoanalytic interpretations to an author and his work. Psychoanalytic criticism uses a Freudian theory of a three level psyche‚ the ego‚ the super-ego‚ and the id to gain a better understanding of the deeper or hidden meaning within literature and an understanding of the psychological identity of the author‚ the characters or the reader. Freud theorized that
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Sample Paper – 2011 Class – XI Subject – Physics Time: 3 Hrs. MM : 70 General Instructions: i) All questions are compulsory. ii) There are 30 questions in total. Questions 1 to 8 carry one mark each‚ questions 9 to 18 carry two marks each‚ questions 19 to 27 carry three marks each and questions 28 to 30 carry five marks each. iii) There is no overall choice. However‚ an internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks‚ one question of three
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“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is about a husband and wife Nora and Torvald Helmer‚ in which they struggle with their marriage and each have their own issues. Torvald Helmer is very controlling. For instance‚ when it comes to money he is very careful and disproves of his wife spending money. An example is when Nora went shopping and she came back to show Torvald‚ he states “Bought‚ did you say? All these things? Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?” (Act 1) Torvald does not like
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Critics of the welfare state argue that such a system will make citizens dependent on the system and less inclined to work. However‚ certain studies indicate there is no association between economic performance and welfare expenditure in developed countries‚[25] and that there is no evidence for the contention that welfare states impede progressive social development. R. E. Goodin et al.‚ in The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism‚[26] compares the United States‚ which spends relatively little on social
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‘Structuralism and Literary Criticism’ - Gerard Genette Structuralism is a way to examines a literary text to arrive at their meaning‚ rather than the actual meanings of the text themselves. It is a study of structure wherever they occur. In the essay Genette analyses content‚ logics‚ grammars and semiotics. He is considering structuralism as a method to study literary criticism. In the beginning of the essay Genette is establishing difference between Bricoleur and Engineer‚ Art critic and Literary
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READER’S RESPONSE STRATEGY/ READER’S RESPONSE CRITICISM Applying Reader Response Strategy in Appreciating Literary Works The appreciation of the short story applies seven reader response strategies posed by Beach and Marshall (1990); they are describing‚ conceiving‚ explaining‚ interpreting‚ engaging‚ connecting and judging. The guiding questions are constructed based on the responses. NO | Response | Explanations | Indicators | Questions to guide | 1 | Engaging(Include) | Getting involved
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personalityresearch.org/papers/plaut.htm Criticisms of Freud’s theory There have been criticisms of psychoanalysis from every imaginable angle. It has been equally strongly defended‚ and has held up very well under fire. Two common criticisms‚ espoused by laypeople and professionals alike‚ are that the theory is too simple to ever explain something as complex as a human mind‚ and that Freud overemphasized sex and was unbalanced here (was sexist). My opinion is that these criticisms are to a large extent the result
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the classical study in your own words. Bandura‚ A.‚ Ross‚ D.‚ & Ross‚ S.A. (1961) Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of Aggressive Models. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology‚ 63. 575-582. This study‚ famously known as the “Bobo doll experiment” set out to examine four main hypotheses: 1) that children who observed an adult model acting aggressively would imitate these aggressive acts even in the absence of the model‚ 2) observation of a non-aggressive adult model would inhibit
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to define “realism” over against the uses of symbols and elements that are absurd‚ grotesque‚ or fantastic. Note that “realism” and “symbolism” have gained specific connotations within Ibsen criticism. 2.When Nora says in Act One‚ “I can’t think of anything to wear. It all seems so stupid and meaningless‚” Ibsen illustrates the symbolism of clothing in the play. Describe how Ibsen’s use of clothing works in the play. Answer: Consider‚ especially‚ Nora’s tarantella costume and fancy-dress box
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