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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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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Forever Treasure: Music Here comes Christmas‚ so I decided to back to China. And I want to see concerts during the holiday‚ so I searched the various kinds of concerts‚ including Korean pop stars’‚ American stars’‚ Japanese pop stars’‚ and of course Chinese pop stars’. I was really shocked that all tickets were sold out in different big cities. There are reports to introduce the situation. It said that the tickets of some pop stars’ were sold out in one minute. The similar thing happened before‚
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The Treasure in her Misery Nothing good can come from that which is known to be evil‚ right? In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne paints the picture that what is generally known as evil and sinful‚ can blossom into something much greater. The puritans in this book do not agree with this logic very well‚ as they show many times through their public acts of hate towards Hester. The story about Hester and her sin’s impact on the naïve puritan town shows that good can‚ in fact‚ come from bad
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One criticism that can be applied to both is the way that the stories and point of views are framed‚ thus forcing the viewer to follow the director’s vision and progressions. Making a Murderer’s pilot episode starts with Steven Avery coming home after his eighteen year sentence. Already‚ the “antagonist” of the issue is identified as the police force for the wrongful accusation and the episode continues by delving into Avery’s personal life that had led to this. Furthermore‚ a viewer becomes empathetic
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Raven does not thoroughly address the art itself but equally the background of artist’s and the events occurring at the time. She would often discuss a generalized idea of the works she is critiquing and all of them have either a neutral or positive criticism. Basically‚ she is providing brief information of the work to give her audience who do not have profound artistic knowledge to have the ability to interpret the works in their own way. Arlene wants her audience to look at these artists and to really
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Historical Criticism Goal: Explain the content of literature based on _______________________________________ in which it was written. Historical critics look at politics‚ ideas‚ culture‚ how people lived‚ etc. when analyzing literature. Pros and Cons of Historical Criticism Pros ● The historical lens is an accurate way to view history because people ___________________________ their thoughts and ideas through lit. ● These views can be ___________ or _____________. Cons
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In this psychological literary criticism of On the Lake‚ by Olaf Olafsson‚ the characters Margret and Oskar will be analyzed. The main conflict is the determining of Oskar’s character; the question that keeps Margret unsettled until the climax of the short story. Throughout the short story‚ Margret subtly questions her husband’s character. She often compares Oskar to her father. “She had mentioned it before‚ and Oskar hadn’t hidden his opinion that her father’s rules had no place in their home”
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