Historical/ Biographical Criticism- Frankenstein‚ or The Modern Prometheus‚ was first published anonymously January 1st‚ 1818. Although a work of gothic science fiction‚ Mary Shelly incorporated a multitude of sociological events that occurred between the late eighteen-century and the early nineteen-century; most specifically‚ the themes of this literary work and the characterization of the protagonist Victor Frankenstein‚ which integrate aspects that affected both Mary Shelly’s personal life
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1 Social Criticism- Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift in “A Modest Proposal” discusses his annoyance with the ineffectiveness of Ireland’s politicians and the dirtiness that many of the Irish people were forced to live in. Some of the major political issues that Swift felt contributed to the poor living conditions of the Irish people were high levels of poverty‚ too many children‚ and poor trade opportunities. A review of our society quickly reveals that these same political
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Renaissance criticism : The literary criticism of the Renaissance developed classical ideas of unity of form and content into literary neoclassicism‚ proclaiming literature as central to culture‚ entrusting the poet and the author with preservation of a long literary tradition. Sir Philip Sidney (November 30‚ 1554 – October 17‚ 1586) was one of the most prominent poets of the Elizabethan era. Sir Philip Sidney’s influence can be seen throughout the history of English literary criticism since the
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How Literary Criticism Met Your Mother Writing Assignment From the pilot episode of an American comedy TV show called How I Met Your Mother‚ I find that both Marxist criticism and Feminist criticism exist in this episode due to the roles of the characters‚ the ways they act and speak‚ the things they own‚ etc. In terms of the Marxism‚ it is easy to find out that there is a relationship between class and power in this episode. As Barney who always wears a suit while his friends are all wearing
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Feminist Criticism: The Boarding House Throughout James Joyce’s “The Boarding House”‚ women appear in stereotypical‚ subordinate roles. This may lead the reader to think that Joyce is an anti-feminist writer‚ however this is not the case. This work is an honest‚ insightful look at the role women played in turn of the century Ireland. Joyce carefully illustrates the plight of women in this setting and because he educates the audiences about the subservient role of women‚ he could be considered a
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Criticism and Reflection of the Color Purple by Alice Walker Criticized as a novel containing graphic violence‚ sexuality‚ sexism‚ and racism‚ The Color Purple was banned in several schools across the United States. Crude language and explicit detail chronicle the life of Celie‚ a young black woman subjected to society’s cruelties. Although immoral‚ the events and issues discussed in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple are prominent in today’s society‚ and must be public and conversed rather
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In response to Robert Alter’s literary criticism of A Tale of Two Cities‚ I ultimately agree to his claims for the most part. He covers many insightful ideals‚ especially his connection with darkness and light throughout the novel. Alter provides substantial evidence from different literary aspects as seen through his correlating statements to darkness and light being a prevalent element throughout the novel. Symbolically‚ he demonstrates evidence through utilizing figures to represent the concept
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Art Criticism of Barricade by Jose Clemente Orozco The painting Barricade by José Clemente Orozco is made using oil on canvas. It is 140 by 114.3 cm and it portrays five men that are closely placed together. To the left of the portrait there is a shirtless hunched man giving his back to the viewer and has his right arm extended to the right. He is holding a red cloth in his right hand. He has two bullet straps going over his shoulders and strapped across his back. To his right there is another
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THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE: CRITICISMS OF REALITY AND DICTATORSHIP Stephanie Lane Sutton “Reality is that which‚ when you stop believing in it‚ doesn’t go away.” -Philip K. Dick Botwinick writes in A History of the Holocaust‚ “The principle that resistance to evil was a moral duty did not exist for the vast majority of Germans. Not until the end of the war did men like Martin Niemoeller and Elie Wiesel arouse the world’s conscience to the realization that the bystander cannot escape guilt
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The Library Card Richard Wright owes the awakening of his consciousness to his curiosity over why a Southern newspaper would describe a white man‚ an author named H. L. Mencken‚ as a fool. The newspaper’s harsh criticism of Mencken made Wright‚ a black man in the American South‚ feel somewhat sympathetic of Mencken and curious to know why “the South‚ which had assigned me the role of a non-man‚ cast at him its hardest words?” (9). In his first reading of Mencken’s writing‚ Wright finds out the
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