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    Literary Criticism What comes to your mind when you hear the word “criticism”? Nowadays‚ most people look at criticism as something negative and personally‚ it has a negative connotation to me. Multimedia (for example‚ television‚ radio‚ etc.) has often depicted criticism as an antagonist. On reality TV shows‚ say‚ a singing competition‚ there is usually a panel of judges who criticize the contestants ’ performances particularly focusing on its fine points and flaws (more on the latter) and the

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    DEFINITION OF POSTCOLONIAL CRITICISM A type of cultural criticism‚ postcolonial criticism usually involves the analysis of literary texts produced in countries and cultures that have come under the control of European colonial powers at some point in their history. Alternatively‚ it can refer to the analysis of texts written about colonized places by writers hailing from the colonizing culture. In Orientalism (1978)‚ Edward Said‚ a pioneer of postcolonial criticism and studies‚ focused on the way

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    types of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically described in the text.) * Archetypical or Mythic – This type of criticism looks at

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    BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM Biographical criticism begins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people and that understanding an author’s life can help readers more thoroughly comprehend the work. Anyone who reads the biography of a writer quickly sees how much an author’s experience shapes—both directly and indirectly—what he or she creates. Reading that biography will also change (and usually deepen) our response to the work. Sometimes even knowing a single important

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    roles and how women should behave.  Sexism in Mango Street. Discrimination on the basis of gender can take a wide variety of forms. For example‚ some people believe that women should stay at home to focus on rearing children and keeping house‚ rather than pursuing professional careers. In the most violent instances‚ it can also drive to gender violence cases. These two forms of sexism are very conspicuous in The House on Mango Street. The sexist prejudice is clear right from the

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    The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street‚ which appeared in 1983‚ is a linked collection of forty-four short tales that evoke the circumstances and conditions of a Hispanic American ghetto in Chicago. The narrative is seen through the eyes of Esperanza Cordero‚ an adolescent girl coming of age. These concise and poetic tales also offer snapshots of the roles of women in this society. They uncover the dual forces that pull Esperanza to stay rooted in her cultural traditions on the one

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    desserts. After paying the driver‚ Grace gave her full attention to the crowded streets of New Orleans. Jazz musicians and sunny skies‚ what an amazing city. From a small distance‚ Grace spotted her destination. She rushed towards the smell of sweet grease and pure happiness. Before Grace new it‚ she was covered in powdered sugar. The crispy yet fluffy beignet no longer existed. After paying‚ Grace walked along the paved streets. The air was tense‚ nothing felt right. She turned around slowly‚ expecting

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    Dependent Interpretation Historical – Biographical Approach and Moral Philosophical Approach Historical-Biographical Approach Illumination Trina Paulus was born in 1931 in Cleveland‚ Ohio. They lived in Cleveland Heights in an ordinary house but with

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    HOMS Theme Essay Growing up‚ everyone expects it as this unbelievably spontaneous thing . In Sandra Cisneros book “The house on Mango Street” states that growing up can happen to people variously‚ in good and bad ways. In the pages 46- 57 there is a lot of growing up in many of the characters especially Esperanza. Esperanza gets her first job‚ during her break time she mingles with an oriental man; “ He grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard on the mouth‚”(55). Esperanza has just gotten

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    In chapter six Esperanza gets to her new home. She isn’t very happy with the living conditions. I can’t imagine living in some place that was like a stable. Then when Esperanza is told that she would be responsible for sweeping and taking care of the babies I remembered that when she said that she could work earlier that everyone laughed. This is probably not going to go well. She had never taken care of anyone or anything before. She didn’t know how to wash clothes or to change diapers or

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