Think of a literary theory as a different "lens" to use that enables you to see aspects of a story that may not have been quite as visible before. For example, a Feminist theory requires us to examine a text and analyze how women are portrayed, and to focus on gender roles, assumptions, and inequalities we may see in the text, including stories whose main thematic concerns are not overtly âfeminist.â Or, we may employ the Historical theory to better understand social and cultural contexts in the time period in which the story was written or set (for example, the use of racist language on the part of Faulknerâs narrator in âA Rose for Emilyâ). Another example would be using a Biographical theory to help determine if/how the authorâs life and experiences informed the text, and if so, how it can help us better understand the material. Some stories invite the use of more than one literary theory, while other stories may not- but either way, there generally is not âone right answerâ when it comes to the choosing and application of these literary theories.
Then, after having read about these theories and applied these different lens to both âThe Life You Save May Be Your Ownâ and âA Rose for Emily,â respond to the following questions:
Which literary theory (or theories) do you find most useful for better understanding either or both stories, and why?
What did the particular theory you chose help you to "seeâ or understand, in specific terms, about either story that might not have been as visible to you earlier?
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English, 21.06.2019 16:30
"the trouble is," sighed the doctor, grasping her meaning intuitively, "that youth is given up to illusions. it seems to be a provision of nature; a decoy to secure mothers for the race. and nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost." what larger idea is the doctor referring to when he says that nature takes no account of moral consequences? impulses often overrule a personâs sense of good and bad. nature forces women into motherhood. young people are prone to having delusions. morals play no role when we choose who we love.
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English, 21.06.2019 19:30
At last it was settled by lot that zeus should reign supreme in heaven, whilst aides governed the lower world, and poseidon had full command over the sea, but the supremacy of zeus was recognized in all three kingdoms, in heaven, on earth (in which of course the sea was included), and under the earth. zeus held his court on the top of mount olympus, whose summit was beyond the clouds; the dominions of aides were the gloomy unknown regions below the earth; and poseidon reigned over the sea. what element of a myth does this excerpt contain? an example of an historical event a lesson about human behavior an explanation of an event in nature a story about gods or goddesses
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English, 22.06.2019 01:00
Iwill only mark brainliest if you get it correct. read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided. examine the diagram and text: you see water all around you every day as lakes, rivers, ice, rain and snow. there are also vast amounts of water that are unseenâwater existing in the ground. and even though groundwater is unseen, it is moving below your feet right now. as part of the water cycle, groundwater is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals. people have been using groundwater for thousands of years and continue to use it today, largely for drinking water and irrigation. life on earth depends on groundwater just as it does on surface water. there are rivers flowing below our feet ⌠a myth? have you ever heard that there are rivers of water flowing underground? do you think itâs true? actually, it is pretty much a myth. even though there are some caverns, lava, and ice tubes, and horizontal springs that can carry water, the vast majority of underground water occupies the space between rocks and subsurface material. some rivers, such as the alpha river in northern florida, usa, can disappear underground during low flow periods. generally, water underground is more like water in a sponge. it occupies the space is between soil and rock particles. at a certain depth below the land surface, the spaces between the soil and rock particles can be totally filled with water, resulting in an aquifer from which groundwater can be pumped into used by people. courtesy of the u. s. geological survey is there missing or extraneous information in this diagram? are all of the details in the text relevant and accurate? explain using details from the text.
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English, 22.06.2019 08:00
What inferences can be made about odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the cyclops?
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