english literacy criticisms

formalistic

the structure, patterns, symbols, diction, etc

philisophical

view of the world, consider authors perspective, external influences, good vs evil etc

biographical

how does the text reflect the author’s life

historical

how does the text reflect current events, relevant literature, etc

psychological

Motivations, unconscious vs unconscious behaviors and conflicts and motivations, impact of characters background on their actions and beliefs and motives

sociological

characters relationship with the world, socioeconomic and relationship influences

archetypal

allusions to other literature, characters, Bible stories, etc

feminist

expectations for a character based on their gender and relationships between gender, challenging gender stereotypes

reader response

there is no ‘right’ interpretation of the text, the meaning of the text is determined by the reader- not the text or author

deconstruction

stray away from typical sterotypes and schemas