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Critical Approaches to Literature

John Jones and Chandler Heller

Formalist Criticism

This criticism looks at the way the book was written and how those elements impact the reader's understanding.

Feminism in

The Awakening

Edna, in The Awakening, "awakens" to new feminist ideals. Because of this, she starts to make some of the male characters feel challenged.

Historical Criticism

Gender/Feminist Criticism

Cultural Context of

The Awakening

This criticism looks at the social and cultural context based off when the book was written

The main culture highlighted within The Awakening is the Creolean and Catholic culture.

This criticism looks at the representation of women in a patriarchal society, and how writers use men's lack of knowledge on women.

Social Context of

The Awakening

The Awakening was written in the late nineteenth century. A time period in which women were subjugated to a confining housewife lifestlye

Formalist Critic of

Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt writes the memoir in a fashion in which you get a feel of the culture, emotion, and you have a good understanding of the location and time period

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