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LitCrit Twitter Summaries

@LitCrit the reader views a text from a particular perspective and it influences their interpretation

@formalism: different literary devices come together to make meaning in a text

@biographical: author’s background, life, and experiences add an additional layer of meaning to a text. #lifestory

@historical: understanding the historical context of the story helps contribute to meaning

@cultural: places the text in the context of current social, political, and economic situation

@marxist: focus on social/racial issues and themes. #Marx #equality

@psychoanalytic: interpreting characters and events by looking at unconscious human desires. #Freud #Oedipus #yourmom #sexytimes

@gender: examines gender and perceptions of masculinity and femininity. #feminism

@mythological: examines patterns which explain universal experiences. #archetype #symbolism