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9 Schools of Lit - Coggle Diagram
9 Schools of Lit
- Cultural Criticism- Analyzes the roles of different cultures in a text (and questions cultural role reversals in order to better understand.)
- Why does it matter in the culture of Rukmani, that she had a baby girl and not a baby boy?
- In Greek mythology why do they have so many kids with their own family? How does culture relate to that?
- How would the plot of the "Outer Banks" be changed if the roles were reversed? What if the characters were raised in Indian culture?
- Gender (Feminist) Criticism- Analyzes the roles of gender within a text (and questions role reversals.)
- What would happen if Irawaddy was a baby boy?
- How would Greek mythology be changed if only women ruled over the men?
- In the movie "Pocahontas," what would be different if Pocahontas was a boy and Captain John Smith was a girl?
- Deconstruction Criticism- Assumes that there are NO definitive structures, because such a thing is not universal...analyzing literature from questions that aim to break down the molds.
- How is Rukmani unlike a traditional Indian wife?
- How is Zeus more like a human than a god?
- How could Flynn Ryder fit into the role of the bad guy in Tangled?
- Authorial Criticism- Analyzes the author's life and its relevance to the text.
- Why does Kamala Markandaya choose to make Rukmani have a girl first and not a boy? Did the same thing happen to Kamala Markandaya?
- How did Antoine de Saint Exupery's real life experience in a plane crash affect the way he wrote "The Little Prince" story?
- Why does the author of the series "Pretty Little Liars" choose to have Spencer's twin be the final A? Was the author betrayed by a sibling in their past?
- Psychoanalytical Criticism- Analyzes the psychological motives (often subconscious) of the characters in the text.
- How does Rumanki and Nathan feel when they find out they had a baby girl for their first child?
- What drove Echo to go back to Narcissus even though she knew she couldn't talk to him with her own words?
- In the show "Outer Banks," what emotions does John B feel when he finally reveals what happened to his dad?
- Marxist Criticism- Analyzes the social hierarchies, power, and monetary influence in a text.
- Would Rumanki love Nathan even more if he was rich?
- Would anything change if Pandora was poor and Epimetheus was richer?
- What if Cinderella was rich and her step mother and sisters were poor? How would this change the story?
- Structural Criticism- Assumes that there are structures in literature (plot, character, archetypes, foreshadowing, irony, etc), and analyzes how these structures are at play in a text.
- How does Kamala Markandaya use irony in the second chapter?
- Can you give an example of a time Stephen Fry uses foreshadowing in his stories?
- What archetypes show up in the series of "Pretty Little Liars"?
- Reader Response Criticism- Assumes that every reader and reading experience is different and unique, so no two people read a text the same...therefore analyzing literature from a personalized angle (often phrased in 2nd person.)
- What do you think about Rukmani's decision to stay with Kunthi while she was having her child even though she told her to go away?
- What would you do if you were the Little Prince? Would you leave your "flower" behind to go explore new worlds?
- If you were in John B's shoes would you choose a girl over your childhood friends?
- Historical Criticism- Analyzes the historical period (setting of text and time it was written) and its relevance to the text.
- Why does the history about the great rivers of Asia make Rukmani and Nathan choose the name Irawaddy?
- Why does the history of China make Jordan Fletcher want to stay longer?
- What was about to happen/going to happen when the movie "American Madness" was released? How did these events show up in the movie?