Criticism

"Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned but not bought.”-Margaret Chase Smith, on June 1st, 1950 during Declaration of Conscience speech. Margaret Chase Smith was Born in Scowhegn, Maine. She got into politics when her employer said that she should join the town council and she came into the House to finish her husband's term in office after his death. Margaret Chase Smith's portrait should be…

storm by highlights the racial injustices in America. However, I recently read a criticism that Black Lives Matter movement only considers the lives of Black Americans. At first, I thought this was ridiculous. I posted the article to a group chat with some of my closest friends to see what they thought about it, and most of them ignored it. At that point, I thought there might be some validity to the author’s criticism. However, since America is geographically isolated, it is easy for…

big part of today's world socially. Women feel that they are not treated the same as men on a social level considering that men do not receive the same consequences that women do when they do not accept their traditional gender role. In “Feminist Criticism” an article by Lois Tyson from 2006, Tyson talks about what traditional gender roles are in today's society. She compares the ways in which men and women are seen in society and how women can be seen as “bad girls” meaning they don't accept…

“Though they might have been divided before, critics agree that in The Road, despite their desperate situations, McCarthy’s characters shine a light of hope on an otherwise desperate situation” (The Road Literary Criticism, p.3). As readers would say it is their bond that they have created that makes life worth living. When the world had to turn to catabolism to survive, once the father adventured around and got his hands on a Coca-Cola it brought the son some simple…

History influences many authors around the world and this has huge effect on the novel Fahrenheit 451. The best criticism that is mostly applied to Fahrenheit 451 is hortical biography. The book shows different historical context such as book burnings, censorship,technology, and political. Book burnings was demonstrated specifically in all three parts of fahrenheit 451. It all started from the background of the Nazis, occupying the countries of which they have invaded. Book burning was inspired…

popular system for developed countries around the world. Canada is one of the many nations that has adopted this type of publicly funded healthcare system. Canada receives a lot of attention for their healthcare system, being both praise and also criticism. In Canada, all citizens are covered under the Medicare system, which is not biased toward age or income. Medicare pays for services the government deems necessary, but the services provided do vary in different providences. Their people are…

works that have stuck out to me during this class have been, “The Great Gatsby” written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” By Richard Wright. In the course of this paper, I will provide my own psychoanalytic criticism of both works, as well as what both protagonists have in common using some Sigmund Freud 's fundamental ideas about the structure of the human psyche. Giving these two great works in American literature a lasting…

The Tempest, he demonstrates examples of Post-Colonial Criticism among several scenes. I will continue to demonstrate why it is the best school of criticism for analyzing the play using examples from the play as well as two critical essays, Alexander Fights Monsters in India, by Stephen T. Asma and The "Tempest" in the Wilderness by Ronald Takiki. Post-colonial criticism, discusses power, culture, economics, and politics. Post-Colonial criticism also converses with the history and stories of the…

Literary Criticism Seen with the Theme Society and Class Society and class is a constant theme seen in many different works of literature. It also can be depicted in many different ways. The literature can show the harsh realities of living in society, expectations of society, values of society as a whole, how one tries to change their path in society, the superficial nature of society, etc. In the masses of literature we read, we see characters that are shaped by society and also characters…

(Jewish Traditions and Restrictions) Chaim Potok, is the original Historical Criticism , he gave the heart and brought out the sympathy of the Jewish people and culture. Historical criticism is the bases of any literature piece . It dwells on dates and the origin of the subject and authors outlook. Focuses on things like time ,era, religion and background . The mass murder of 6 million people , in a event called “The Holocaust” is the most imperative and certainly can be used as the offset of…