Textual criticism

I will be reviewing and analyzing one of my favorite movie. The movie “Me and Earl and the Dying girl” was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and has won a few awards. The film uses many styles of cuts, visuals, and great background music, but what I will be focusing mostly on is the silence of the film and it's effectiveness on how that develops the movie. The movie is about a girl named Rachel who gets diagnosed with cancer and meets two young boys with big hearts as they bend over backwards to…

In today’s world, people have their own opinion of literature. What creates remarkable literature? Could it be the well-developed characters? Might it be the intricate conflicts? The answer: there is no definition of literature, only points where people can agree upon. Agreeing on literature, schools often provide lists where they recommend books off of it to students. Sadly, one remarkable book is not on that list. Palace of Mirrors, which was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is that book.…

Literary Analysis Collection 1 Characters, conflict, setting, and theme are examples of literary elements. In the stories of “The Trip,” “The Leap,” and “Contents of a Dead Mans Pocket.” The authors use these literary elements in a similar and different ways. Characters are any person, animal, or figure represented in any literary work. Conflict is when two forces oppose one another in a literary work. Then there is setting which is the time or place in which a story occurs in a story. Theme is…

Hermeneutical Method and Exegetical Paper Literary Criticism is a hermeneutical method which pays close attention to the structure of the text. One of the first question which should be asked when conducting a literary criticism is what genre does the text fall into? When performing a literary criticism as a hermeneutical method, it is also important to establish the pericope of the text as it is extremely unlikely and impractical that a literary criticism would be written about the entire…

in society since it is a way of knowing. It is a medium used to teach individuals how to make sense of the world around them. Not only does literature reflect society's values and beliefs, but it also plays a role in shaping it. Feminist literary criticism aims to bring the reader’s attention to how women are presented in literature. It makes them question how a male author would present a female character and whether this was due to a patriarchal…

6 Thinking Hats Personal Narrative “GOD’S NOT DEAD HE’S SURELY ALIVE!”, I sing along with my church. I go to Mission Community Church where we say, “Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly,” based off of Micah 6:8 in the Bible. I have been at Mission for 2.5 years. The current Pastor, Joel Thomas, is not teaching straight from the Bible and is not clear on his teachings. He also focuses too much on grace. My family is contemplating whether or not to stay at Mission. I will be using the…

King Schultz”, and what does he want with a shackled slave in the middle of a dark forest. With a neutral tone, the author then begins to discuss Tarantino’s use of characters, and the proclaimed “dues”, nonetheless this is done without criticism, allowing the reading to make their own judgement about the use of a “god like character to guide the plot wherever it must go”. Continuing with an unbiased tendency, the author guides the reader through thoughts of unease, Ebert even stated that…

when you do, and I’m not interested in what lame internet sites say. I want to know what you think. To analyze anything, consider its function (purpose) and form (design), and how the function and form work together. To apply this to literary criticism: Ask yourself what purposes the author has for writing -- what is he/she trying to show, or argue, or criticize, or question? Ask yourself how the author has formed the work -- what structures and techniques do you see him/her using? Ask…

How do I Love to Stop All the Clocks “Stop all the Clocks, Cut off the Telephone” by W.H. Auden and “How do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning are both poems that are expressing the author’s love for someone. However, with the aforementioned poems, the poets are in a different point in their experience of love. While Browning is writing for someone in that moment, Auden is writing in mourning for someone. Together, these poems show the power of love through life and after death. In…

In critique of my bible lessons, I must first address the issues of studying and preparing the lessons. I experienced difficulty in properly studying the Book of Philippians using the inductive study method, particularly gaining the information that I needed out of the text to develop a lesson. I am now aware that I rushed into the study of the Bible, without properly seeking God and tuning into what he would have me to learn from his word. I was so concerned about developing a lesson and…