Reader-response criticism

Ellen Gilchrist writes about the challenges and expectations faced by Southern girls and women throughout the different times of history in her literature. Next, she writes about the oppression/prejudice that was going on during these times through the characters in her books. Gilchrist also writes about the historical events that were happening, while these stories were taking place, like World War II. She lastly writes about the loss of innocence in her literature, after the characters see…

Lottery” the satire is obvious. By using literary criticisms readers can evaluate more in depth what the story is actually trying convey. Two major literary criticisms that will discussed in detail are Psychological Theory and Historical Criticism and New Historicism. Psychological Theory basically deals with the psychological aspect or the mindset of a person. The second criticism is Historical Criticism and New Historicism, Historical Criticism deals with the time period, place, technology,…

is that “women as readers” are consumers of solely male produced literature and oftentimes men hypothesize femininity, providing false pretenses surrounding the true nature of women (Showalter). A few prominent theorists and works are Charles Bressler, author of Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, Toril Moi and her essay “Feminist Literary Criticism,” and Elaine Showalter’s “Toward a Feminist Poetics.” The common motive behind the feminist literary criticism is to…

The purpose of this paper is to examine Walter Besant’s lecture “The Art of Fiction” in light of Henry James’ published response of the same title. I will argue that James’ is correct and warranted to critique Besant’s approach, but that James’ concerns are ultimately overstated. Besant’s lecture “The Art of Fiction” aims to defend fiction and elevate the novel among the “higher” arts. Historically, critics wouldn’t dare speak of fiction in the same breath they praise the fine arts – to even…

questioning is knowing what types of questions to ask to obtain the information needed. One type of question that is effective is using open-ended questions, which allows the participant to give more detailed answers, rather than just a yes or no response. Lastly, staying directed and keeping the conversation focused on the issues or problems at hand, will lead to effective…

Critical response journal two is a reflective response to detailed questions and thoughts pertaining to the response to intervention (RTI) model for intervention. RTI is a multi-tier approach to the early identification, intervention, and support for struggling learners to be successful in the classroom. 1. What principles relating to learning disabilities and the use of RTI to identify them were established by the Office of Special Education Programs in 2001? In August of 2001, the Office…

to accommodate them to meet their needs. If you’re an effective, caring teacher, you should be able to connect with all your students no matter their needs. When we discussed what makes lessons and learning meaningful, I remember one distinctive response that touch me. One of the students mentioned that when we teach students we need to have meaning attached to learning. That is so true! Teachers need to do their best to connect the concept to their student’s everyday life and make it…

Response and nonresponse errors are factors that shape surveys, and minimizing these errors is critical in the mixed communication strategy. A response error occurs when participants fail to answer questions correctly or selects the wrong answer (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, p. 222). To minimizing response errors, directions must be explicit. Likewise, ambiguous questions with a broad application may lead to response errors. Subsequently, simple, specific questions are easier to read, can ease…

when they write, and every reader has a unique individual response to what an author has written. Now, I’m sure David Leverenz was not intending to write to a group of sixteen and seventeen-year-old students when he wrote, “Mrs. Hawthorne’s Headache: Reading The Scarlet Letter” However, I am also sure that my response to what he has written would not be what he expected. This reader, writer relationship is one of the first ideas he touches on in his literary criticism, and it is one I understood…

Bandy, Stephen C. "'One Of My Babies': The Misfit and the Grandmother." Studies in Short Fiction 33.1 (1996):107-118.Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 61. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resource Center. Web. 28 Mar. 2016. The critic, Stephen Brandy, believes that the short story “A Good Man is Hard To Find” is a harsh realization to the truths of Christianity beliefs. He claims that “one cannot deny that the concerns of this story are the basic…