Which Critical Literary Theory/Theories best apply/applies to your book and why? Write your final blog post here. All rules still apply! This is due AT THE END OF CLASS!!
there was alot of critical literary theory that applied to my book. such as social class theory because it shows how people from a poor back ground try to get wealth by doing anything. its also very hard for the lower class to get an education due to money problems and and the hardship poor people face to make an living. In this book Gender theory is also used because it makes it seem that all dominican young boys are trouble makers and are also hard headed. this seems to brainwash the reader in believing this to be true. It aslo trys to show that all dominican males sell drugs and try to take the easy way by selling drugs and making fast money. this book also makes it seem as if dominican males grow up without there father being there for them. this book does show alot of gender theory which are directed to males. so this gives the reader an idea of how dominican males are. ergo this makes this to seem as a stereotype directed to dominican males and gets people to start to believe this.
The Critical Literary Theory that could be most seen in my book is from a Social Class Perspective. This could be seen in my book in varies ways based on the stories behind each character. Reading the book THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO through a Social Class Theory you can see how Economy, Social Class, and Race can affect a person. This applies to the book because in the book we can see how having money, being from a certain race, and from a certain social class can affect how you live your life. In my book we can see all of the struggles that Oscar, Beli, Lola face because of economic, Social, and racial issues. In the book also we can see how Beli was treated different because of the social class she was in. Beli had to attend a school were people didn't accept her for who she was because she was in a social class less than them. Beli In the book Oscar shows the power seen through race because Oscar was always being discriminated for not being the typical Dominican male. Lola faced economic issues when she ran away from home and had to work. Beli also faced Economic issues when she had to work 2 jobs to take care of her two kids. Ergo, in the book a Social Class Theory perspective could be seen.
The critical theory that best apply to my book "Breath, Eyes, Memory is, reader response. I chose this because with this book you have to put your own feelings into it. When reading this book your feelings are poured onto the pages. You start to think if certain things are right that are done in the book. This is where the Critical theory applies. Reader Response, The reader thoughts are brought and expressed. In the Book Breath,Eyes,Memory,your feelings and thoughts are automatically brought out. The things that are done touches the readers emotions. The emotions are to come out when reading. The mother has gotten raped and the out come was a child. I personally thought this was wrong. I feel her pain for not be able to take care if her child. My thoughts came out as I read this book, feeling like if shouldn't wouldn't have kept the baby, then maybe things will be different. I thought what she did,with keeping the child just giving her to a family member to care for after a while was BRAVE and courageous Thing to do!!! Reader response to me is a GREAT Critical Literary for this book !!!
The critical literary/theory which best applies to my book is social class.Rafa was trying to make it because he was poor. He was thinking about his childhood. In the neighborhood he came from, there was a lot of crackheads. The neighborhood he came from influenced him because the setting was very poor and he was just trying to make it. Rafa girlfriend was a crackhead. In the beginning of the book Rafa seemed to be a good person but in the middle he change. Rafa and Yunior jumps Israel because they wanted to see his face. This shows that the neighborhood Rafa comes from has influenced his life because of the poor setting and people in it.
I Strongly agree with my brudda Jeff:). The most prominent critical theory that best fits my book "Drown" was social class. The protagonist Rafa was just trying to better his self and living conditions. He reflected on his life as an adolescent and the gritty ,poverty based enviorment from which he was spawned. The area which was flooded with drug addicts and all the negativities, motivated him to excel and get out of there. Rafa's actions as the book went on were "spitting" images of what his neighborhood was....negative
To my believe the best Literary Theory that fits my book is Reader-Center. The reason for this is that through out the book the author changes perspectives; starting with Oscar, then Lola and then Beli. After reading the book through Oscar's perspective your get to relate to him because of many different things. For example, teenage girls believe that their parents are all bad and don't let them do as they please -in the case of Lola things are the same. The mother of Lola -Beli, treated her real bad, and as you read the book through Lola's eyes you see how much pain she has to face due to her mother's actions towards her.
Later on when the book changes perspectives you get to see the many struggles that Beli (the mother of Oscar and Lola) had to face. The reason that the Reader-Center theory fits the book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is because the book gives you the different stories of many characters; in other words it let's you -the reader, relate to the book through any of the characters and at times all of them differently (as if was for me). I related to all the characters differently; towards Oscar becuase I know how it feels to at times just feel and be lonely, with Lola because she was the "perfect Dominican" daughter but since she couldn't take it forever she ran away, and with Beli because at times I get blinded by love so much that the world could be ending, right in front of my eyes and I would still be day dreaming or in denial of the actions that the man we are in "love" commits.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz shows a lot of different theories. The main theory that applies to this book is gender theory. Gender theory is when you see the reasons why men and females act the way they act. This is manily because of society. In this book, Oscar is a good example of what gender theroy is. In the book, he falls in love ...( contunied)
The book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" main theory is Psychoanalytical Theory and Reader Response Theory. I feel that I could use Reader Response Lens to relate my past experience with Oscar's experience and what he wanted. I felt like the same way Oscar was judged as a typical Dominican, I've also been judged as a typical Dominican and thats just one way we could relate one experience. The Second Theory I feel like I could use is Psychoanalytic Lens I feel like Oscar was Id in most of the book because he seemed like he was angry and seemed like he was kind of a depressed after Maritza broke his heart. Lola was Id too its not that she was angry but i dont think she was superego or ego. These two lens helped me understand the book on a different level and thats why I enjoyed most of the book.
The critical literary theory that applied most to my story was gender theory. My book "The Brief Life of Oscar Wao" showed how Oscar changed in various ways around a female. He changes who he is completely through out the whole book to get. (NOT DONE)
The best Critical Literary Theories that best applies to the book “Drown” by Junot Diaz Social Class Theory and Reader Response Theory. I believe these two are the best form of theory to identify with the characters, as well understand if the character situation is base on class struggle. Through a Reader Response Theory I was able to bring my own experiences to relate to Yunior and Rafa. I wasn’t able to relate to them by race because they are Dominican and I am an African American, but I was able to process each movement of events in a different way. For explain when Yunior’s and Rafa’s father was cheating on their mother with a Puerto Rican women; I was trying to find a theory that explain his action to cheat on the women of his children. ( Not Done)
Reader Response is the best lens to use on my book because Christopher the main character is so different from the world and they way he looks at life. Because of his condition he isn't able to understand difficult emotions, you will need to understand that he does things because he thinks differently and has a different view of things. Social class theory and the others don't apply as well as Reader Response because the book isn't about gender issues or anything of that matter. Personally I think the book is about how people in everyday life are bad at communicating with someone who's different. Christopher is a good example of the the part of our society that we ignore or try to hide because we fear people who are different from us. Using the Reader Response to see this example more clearly , understand it as he's different not just "he's weird".
The story " Drown" was an inspiring book because it connected to many people's life around our society. even though the boy did many negative things to keep himself from struggling, it relates
(Continued) To many others around the world who do not have the amount of money to buy what they desire. So these people do things that are not legal to keep their life stabled. The boy in this story believed that there is an easy way of living life instead of going to school and getting an education, so he decided to get involved in the drug game. This dominican young boy believed that school was a waste of time, and that time wasted in reading books and writing essays can be used for making fast money in the streets. I think this story was amazing for my classmates, and i because it informs us about the path we do not want to take and the lifestyle we do not want to get caught up in.
In the book Breath, Eyes , Memory by Edwidge Danticat has many Critical Literary Theories that relate to it. But the theory that relates to my book the most would be Psychoanalytical theory . The psychoanalytical theory relates more to my book because in other to get a better understand of the book you must understand why the character acts the way they do and Sophie and her family are the perfect example. For example, Sophie in the beginning of the book while she's living in Haiti she represents a superego because she goes by the rules that were set by her grandmother and her Tante Atie. But as the book continues on and she moved in with her mother she transformed into ego , she was balanced out she had a bit of id along with superego. But by the time she turned 18 and she fell in love with he mature neighbor Joseph she transformed into being an Id when she decided to do what she did to herself so she can stop being tested by her mother and decided to move out and get married. She wasn't thinking it was like she had a devil on her shoulder telling her to disobey he mother.
In the book Curious Incident I felt the best lens is Reader Response. The reason I think this is because the way people could have their own meaning of the book. Christopher the main character is an autistic boy that isn't like everyone else, but I think different. Christopher is a very smart boy that notices everything which is ironic. I relate to the book because of the way Christopher thinks. Christopher way of thoughts is logic, like math there's always a problem that you can solve. Not only because Christopher loves math I can relate to the book but also because when people ask him lots of questions he can't think. That's the reason why I see Curious Incident of the Dog though the reader response lens. Even though everyone that reads this book won't relate to the book the way I do because maybe they don't love math the way I do. Therefore I related to this book because my love for math and my logic way of thinking, instead of over thinking things.
The critical literacy theory that applies the most to my book is social class theory. People believe that although some people are different in our society they can't be as smart as others. People were being inconsiderate and judgemental towards Christopher. His principal didnt think he would make it in an "A" class even though he can prove the principal wrong with his intelligence. This society always seems to put down people that seem lesser een though they are the most important people in this world.
In the book Drown the best lens to read this book through is from the point of view of a gender perspective. This book has a lot to do with gender and how it apply to society today. In this book the males were very dominate , and they overpower the females. On the other hand reader center is also another way to view this book, two people can read the same book but then interpet it in two different way. When I read the book i was upset at the part when the dad was cheating and no one said anything about it. That part connect to me personally because this was something which took place in my personal life with my dad. I feel that no one should have made it seems like it was okay because it wasn't and if everyone wasn't so okay with it this could have been stop along time ago. The best way to read this book is both through a gender lens as well as a reader-centered.
The critical literacy theory that is seeing the most i think that is Social Class theory. The perfect book for this one is "Drown". Th ebook its self is about how Yunior and Rafa where born into a bad community and a low social class. they didn't had the best things in life and they suffer a lot. They had family problems and they had problems in family, one of them was not having their father next to them when they grew up. Yunior and Rafa needed their dad a lot and he was too busy doing things that were not worth it at all... to be continue.
The Critical Theory the best applies to the noble " the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" are Psychoanalytical theory and Reader Response Theory. Reader response theory applies to the characters becuase you can have a different understending of the characters actions and how they make the book purpose seem differently. Also the main character Christopher actions such as hating the colors yellow and brown make you question the book a lot, thats good becuase not everyone has the same understanding which make the book more intersting....
The critical literacy theory that applies most to my book is gender theory. it is said by Sophie's mom that women are not to have sex until they are married. If they do, they are to get in trouble. Women are also to work. (not done)
In the book "The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao," the critical literacy theory that applies to it best is gender theory. As you read the book it shows that Oscar was a very confident young boy, but as he gets older, he changes. He is a viewed as socially awkword due to the fact that he doesnt fit in societyies view,because of the fact that hes fat and ugly.
In the novel "Breathe,Eyes,Memory, there are some critical theories are applied to these. One of these critical theories is The Psychoanalytical theory that shows who was the id which is the bad person, the ego which is the both the good and bad and therefore the superego which the good. In my opinion I think that the man who raped Sophie's mother is the id because he has commit a big crime for what he did and also didn't take care of the child. However Sophie herself is classified as ego because she did both because though she taught her mother's advice was wrong and kept on doing her own thing but also felt sorry for her mother's situation. Finally, I think Sophie's mother is the superego because she always encouraged her daughter to become a really strong woman and also tried to prevent her from having the same situation as hers.
In the novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time" I believe that the best lens theory is Reader Response. I feel this way because Christopher is a very relatable character despite his differences related top other characters. Christopher is very eccentric, so a variety of people can say they empathize with him. Not just comparing but contrasting themselves with Chris, this theory makes the story more enjoyable for a reader. With Chris' conditions and strange sorroundings, people will either be very confused by him or feel a certain relation. Personally, I can understand his point of view because of my experience with listening to others and making connections, stepping away from my bias. I am able to relate to him and understand him because I can put myself in their shoes.
The book Breath,Eyes,Memory represents Gender Critism. Gender theory applies to this book because, As we observed from the book, women were abused by men. Specifically, Sophies mother was the victim of rape in this novel. The man that raped her just satisfied his needs and walk away in complacent manner. This showed that men just look down on women as if they are superior to them and try to use as a tool. But this circumstances do not turn out the other way around. The real question is, are men stronger than women or is it that men are naturally born to be superior?
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz shows a lot of different theories. The main theory that applies to this book is gender theory. Gender theory is exploring sexuality and difference in gender discussions and relating it to a movie or book etc. This is manily because of society. In this book, Oscar is a good example of what gender theroy is. In the book, he falls in love and he had his heart broken. Oscar was the type to read books about dragons, dungeon, and wizards. After he fell in love that time and felt like a "big" "nerd" not the average dominican kind, he wanted to change. He changed his whole look from cutting his hair, and trying to loose weight;taking everything step by step. This is where gender theory comes in because he changed his ways for more girls could like him and he could finally find a girlfriend. He wanted to fit in because even his other nerdy friends got girlfriends. Due to oscar seeing how he felt like he was the only one without a girl and felt isolated, this shows how men mostly think about the thoughts of other women and how he can get them
In class we learned alot of critical theories such as social class , gender and pyschoanalaysis . I am reading the book Drown and social class theory is acted out through Rafa and Younior alot . In Drown Younior proved all the steriotypes about immigrants in the lower social class correct . One steriotype that was proven which I believe is because of the social class is that all immigrants sell drugs . The exhibit this through multiple movies such as Scarface and Shottas . Shottas is a movie about jamican immigrants who emmigrated to the U.S and became notourius drug dealers and Scarface has the same plot just with a cuban instead of jamican . Social class theorist would say immigrants from a third world or just a lower class are almost/always bound to sell drugs to get by . Also they would say they are looking for a easy money and the good money but living the fast life will bring an end to your life fast.
I believe that the most important theory that is applied to my story is gender theory. Throughout the whole story we see how each charaters and tends to act when they are around the opposite gender giving emphasis on how we on a daily bases force ourself's to be someone we are not in order to conform with those arounds us. What i believe this story is trying to tell us through the gender theory lens is to be true to ourslefs not to be someone we not, just be you. Oscar acts different when he is around females and then changes even his personality, the way he thinks, and gives up all his favorite hobbies such as his comics, video games, ect. I believe the story is mainly centralized around the gender theory since we see how it can affect you in way that can be harmful, also showing how the power of someones gender can over another.
In the novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time" I believe that psychoanalytical theory. Christopher life is basically all based on rules and the order of thing. Christopher was raised to always follow the rules that were set for him and he never breaks them. He also is obedient and never disobeys literal orders. This is part of Christopher’s superego side. However Christopher in situation that are very stressful for him would give into his id side. For instance when Christopher was held by a way he didn’t like by both his father and a police officer he would give in to impulse and immediately hit the person without thinking of the consequences, or even not hesitating in hitting a girl after she hit him. After reading further in the book you noticed more of an ego personality in Christopher. Though he follows rules he often tries to find loopholes in agreements he makes in order to do something that benefits him showing the balance that he has between his id side and superego side.
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" is the book I'm reading and the best theory that fits my book is the Reader Response Theory. I say that because when you read the book you realize that the character Christopher is so different from others. His life is so interesting. Christopher is mathematically gifted and using his gift on life. He views the world differently and he divides his life experiences into like and dislikes. Many of the characters in the novel become irritated with Christopher at one time or another because of the difficulty they have communicating with him. He also has difficulty with nonverbal forms of communication, such as body language, facial expressions, and even the tone of someone’s voice. It underscore how Christopher’s condition affects his social skills, and they emphasize for me as the reader the difference in perspective that Christopher experiences compared to a regular person. That's why I say this is a Reader Response Theory.
In my novel Breath, Eyes, Memory the best lens to look at the book through is through gender criticism. I feel like this is the best way to look at the book because throughout the whole book there is a focus on relationships between genders. The women are constantly checking their daughters to see if they are still"pure" for their soon to be husbands. This shows that men have the upper hand basically throughout the whole book because they can pretty much do whatever they want to do before they get married while women have to basically be molested so that they're good enough for men. Also throughout the book the women also said they had duties to fulfill as wives and not once did i ever see a man making sure his duties were done for his wife. Throughout this book there is a complete double standard between genders.
there was alot of critical literary theory that applied to my book. such as social class theory because it shows how people from a poor back ground try to get wealth by doing anything. its also very hard for the lower class to get an education due to money problems and and the hardship poor people face to make an living. In this book Gender theory is also used because it makes it seem that all dominican young boys are trouble makers and are also hard headed. this seems to brainwash the reader in believing this to be true. It aslo trys to show that all dominican males sell drugs and try to take the easy way by selling drugs and making fast money. this book also makes it seem as if dominican males grow up without there father being there for them. this book does show alot of gender theory which are directed to males. so this gives the reader an idea of how dominican males are. ergo this makes this to seem as a stereotype directed to dominican males and gets people to start to believe this.
ReplyDeleteThe Critical Literary Theory that could be most seen in my book is from a Social Class Perspective. This could be seen in my book in varies ways based on the stories behind each character. Reading the book THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO through a Social Class Theory you can see how Economy, Social Class, and Race can affect a person. This applies to the book because in the book we can see how having money, being from a certain race, and from a certain social class can affect how you live your life. In my book we can see all of the struggles that Oscar, Beli, Lola face because of economic, Social, and racial issues. In the book also we can see how Beli was treated different because of the social class she was in. Beli had to attend a school were people didn't accept her for who she was because she was in a social class less than them. Beli In the book Oscar shows the power seen through race because Oscar was always being discriminated for not being the typical Dominican male. Lola faced economic issues when she ran away from home and had to work. Beli also faced Economic issues when she had to work 2 jobs to take care of her two kids. Ergo, in the book a Social Class Theory perspective could be seen.
ReplyDeleteThe critical theory that best apply to my book "Breath, Eyes, Memory is, reader response. I chose this because with this book you have to put your own feelings into it. When reading this book your feelings are poured onto the pages. You start to think if certain things are right that are done in the book. This is where the Critical theory applies. Reader Response, The reader thoughts are brought and expressed. In the Book Breath,Eyes,Memory,your feelings and thoughts are automatically brought out. The things that are done touches the readers emotions. The emotions are to come out when reading. The mother has gotten raped and the out come was a child. I personally thought this was wrong. I feel her pain for not be able to take care if her child. My thoughts came out as I read this book, feeling like if shouldn't wouldn't have kept the baby, then maybe things will be different. I thought what she did,with keeping the child just giving her to a family member to care for after a while was BRAVE and courageous Thing to do!!! Reader response to me is a GREAT Critical Literary for this book !!!
ReplyDeleteThe critical literary/theory which best applies to my book is social class.Rafa was trying to make it because he was poor. He was thinking about his childhood. In the neighborhood he came from, there was a lot of crackheads. The neighborhood he came from influenced him because the setting was very poor and he was just trying to make it. Rafa girlfriend was a crackhead. In the beginning of the book Rafa seemed to be a good person but in the middle he change. Rafa and Yunior jumps Israel because they wanted to see his face. This shows that the neighborhood Rafa comes from has influenced his life because of the poor setting and people in it.
ReplyDeleteI Strongly agree with my brudda Jeff:). The most prominent critical theory that best fits my book "Drown" was social class. The protagonist Rafa was just trying to better his self and living conditions. He reflected on his life as an adolescent and the gritty ,poverty based enviorment from which he was spawned. The area which was flooded with drug addicts and all the negativities, motivated him to excel and get out of there. Rafa's actions as the book went on were "spitting" images of what his neighborhood was....negative
DeleteTo my believe the best Literary Theory that fits my book is Reader-Center. The reason for this is that through out the book the author changes perspectives; starting with Oscar, then Lola and then Beli. After reading the book through Oscar's perspective your get to relate to him because of many different things. For example, teenage girls believe that their parents are all bad and don't let them do as they please -in the case of Lola things are the same. The mother of Lola -Beli, treated her real bad, and as you read the book through Lola's eyes you see how much pain she has to face due to her mother's actions towards her.
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Later on when the book changes perspectives you get to see the many struggles that Beli (the mother of Oscar and Lola) had to face. The reason that the Reader-Center theory fits the book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is because the book gives you the different stories of many characters; in other words it let's you -the reader, relate to the book through any of the characters and at times all of them differently (as if was for me). I related to all the characters differently; towards Oscar becuase I know how it feels to at times just feel and be lonely, with Lola because she was the "perfect Dominican" daughter but since she couldn't take it forever she ran away, and with Beli because at times I get blinded by love so much that the world could be ending, right in front of my eyes and I would still be day dreaming or in denial of the actions that the man we are in "love" commits.
DeleteThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz shows a lot of different theories. The main theory that applies to this book is gender theory. Gender theory is when you see the reasons why men and females act the way they act. This is manily because of society. In this book, Oscar is a good example of what gender theroy is. In the book, he falls in love ...( contunied)
ReplyDeleteThe book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" main theory is Psychoanalytical Theory and Reader Response Theory. I feel that I could use Reader Response Lens to relate my past experience with Oscar's experience and what he wanted. I felt like the same way Oscar was judged as a typical Dominican, I've also been judged as a typical Dominican and thats just one way we could relate one experience. The Second Theory I feel like I could use is Psychoanalytic Lens I feel like Oscar was Id in most of the book because he seemed like he was angry and seemed like he was kind of a depressed after Maritza broke his heart. Lola was Id too its not that she was angry but i dont think she was superego or ego. These two lens helped me understand the book on a different level and thats why I enjoyed most of the book.
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ReplyDeleteThe critical literary theory that applied most to my story was gender theory. My book "The Brief Life of Oscar Wao" showed how Oscar changed in various ways around a female. He changes who he is completely through out the whole book to get. (NOT DONE)
ReplyDeleteThe best Critical Literary Theories that best applies to the book “Drown” by Junot Diaz Social Class Theory and Reader Response Theory. I believe these two are the best form of theory to identify with the characters, as well understand if the character situation is base on class struggle. Through a Reader Response Theory I was able to bring my own experiences to relate to Yunior and Rafa. I wasn’t able to relate to them by race because they are Dominican and I am an African American, but I was able to process each movement of events in a different way. For explain when Yunior’s and Rafa’s father was cheating on their mother with a Puerto Rican women; I was trying to find a theory that explain his action to cheat on the women of his children. ( Not Done)
ReplyDeleteReader Response is the best lens to use on my book because Christopher the main character is so different from the world and they way he looks at life. Because of his condition he isn't able to understand difficult emotions, you will need to understand that he does things because he thinks differently and has a different view of things. Social class theory and the others don't apply as well as Reader Response because the book isn't about gender issues or anything of that matter. Personally I think the book is about how people in everyday life are bad at communicating with someone who's different. Christopher is a good example of the the part of our society that we ignore or try to hide because we fear people who are different from us. Using the Reader Response to see this example more clearly , understand it as he's different not just "he's weird".
ReplyDeleteThe story " Drown" was an inspiring book because it connected to many people's life around our society. even though the boy did many negative things to keep himself from struggling, it relates
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ReplyDeleteTo many others around the world who do not have the amount of money to buy what they desire. So these people do things that are not legal to keep their life stabled. The boy in this story believed that there is an easy way of living life instead of going to school and getting an education, so he decided to get involved in the drug game. This dominican young boy believed that school was a waste of time, and that time wasted in reading books and writing essays can be used for making fast money in the streets. I think this story was amazing for my classmates, and i because it informs us about the path we do not want to take and the lifestyle we do not want to get caught up in.
In the book Breath, Eyes , Memory by Edwidge Danticat has many Critical Literary Theories that relate to it. But the theory that relates to my book the most would be Psychoanalytical theory . The psychoanalytical theory relates more to my book because in other to get a better understand of the book you must understand why the character acts the way they do and Sophie and her family are the perfect example. For example, Sophie in the beginning of the book while she's living in Haiti she represents a superego because she goes by the rules that were set by her grandmother and her Tante Atie. But as the book continues on and she moved in with her mother she transformed into ego , she was balanced out she had a bit of id along with superego. But by the time she turned 18 and she fell in love with he mature neighbor Joseph she transformed into being an Id when she decided to do what she did to herself so she can stop being tested by her mother and decided to move out and get married. She wasn't thinking it was like she had a devil on her shoulder telling her to disobey he mother.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Curious Incident I felt the best lens is Reader Response. The reason I think this is because the way people could have their own meaning of the book. Christopher the main character is an autistic boy that isn't like everyone else, but I think different. Christopher is a very smart boy that notices everything which is ironic. I relate to the book because of the way Christopher thinks. Christopher way of thoughts is logic, like math there's always a problem that you can solve. Not only because Christopher loves math I can relate to the book but also because when people ask him lots of questions he can't think. That's the reason why I see Curious Incident of the Dog though the reader response lens. Even though everyone that reads this book won't relate to the book the way I do because maybe they don't love math the way I do. Therefore I related to this book because my love for math and my logic way of thinking, instead of over thinking things.
ReplyDeleteThe critical literacy theory that applies the most to my book is social class theory. People believe that although some people are different in our society they can't be as smart as others. People were being inconsiderate and judgemental towards Christopher. His principal didnt think he would make it in an "A" class even though he can prove the principal wrong with his intelligence. This society always seems to put down people that seem lesser een though they are the most important people in this world.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Drown the best lens to read this book through is from the point of view of a gender perspective. This book has a lot to do with gender and how it apply to society today. In this book the males were very dominate , and they overpower the females. On the other hand reader center is also another way to view this book, two people can read the same book but then interpet it in two different way. When I read the book i was upset at the part when the dad was cheating and no one said anything about it. That part connect to me personally because this was something which took place in my personal life with my dad. I feel that no one should have made it seems like it was okay because it wasn't and if everyone wasn't so okay with it this could have been stop along time ago. The best way to read this book is both through a gender lens as well as a reader-centered.
ReplyDeleteThe critical literacy theory that is seeing the most i think that is Social Class theory. The perfect book for this one is "Drown". Th ebook its self is about how Yunior and Rafa where born into a bad community and a low social class. they didn't had the best things in life and they suffer a lot. They had family problems and they had problems in family, one of them was not having their father next to them when they grew up. Yunior and Rafa needed their dad a lot and he was too busy doing things that were not worth it at all... to be continue.
ReplyDeleteThe Critical Theory the best applies to the noble " the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" are Psychoanalytical theory and Reader Response Theory. Reader response theory applies to the characters becuase you can have a different understending of the characters actions and how they make the book purpose seem differently. Also the main character Christopher actions such as hating the colors yellow and brown make you question the book a lot, thats good becuase not everyone has the same understanding which make the book more intersting....
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The critical literacy theory that applies most to my book is gender theory. it is said by Sophie's mom that women are not to have sex until they are married. If they do, they are to get in trouble. Women are also to work. (not done)
ReplyDeleteIn the book "The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao," the critical literacy theory that applies to it best is gender theory. As you read the book it shows that Oscar was a very confident young boy, but as he gets older, he changes. He is a viewed as socially awkword due to the fact that he doesnt fit in societyies view,because of the fact that hes fat and ugly.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel "Breathe,Eyes,Memory, there are some critical theories are applied to these. One of these critical theories is The Psychoanalytical theory that shows who was the id which is the bad person, the ego which is the both the good and bad and therefore the superego which the good. In my opinion I think that the man who raped Sophie's mother is the id because he has commit a big crime for what he did and also didn't take care of the child. However Sophie herself is classified as ego because she did both because though she taught her mother's advice was wrong and kept on doing her own thing but also felt sorry for her mother's situation. Finally, I think Sophie's mother is the superego because she always encouraged her daughter to become a really strong woman and also tried to prevent her from having the same situation as hers.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time" I believe that the best lens theory is Reader Response. I feel this way because Christopher is a very relatable character despite his differences related top other characters. Christopher is very eccentric, so a variety of people can say they empathize with him. Not just comparing but contrasting themselves with Chris, this theory makes the story more enjoyable for a reader. With Chris' conditions and strange sorroundings, people will either be very confused by him or feel a certain relation. Personally, I can understand his point of view because of my experience with listening to others and making connections, stepping away from my bias. I am able to relate to him and understand him because I can put myself in their shoes.
ReplyDeleteThe book Breath,Eyes,Memory represents Gender Critism. Gender theory applies to this book because, As we observed from the book, women were abused by men. Specifically, Sophies mother was the victim of rape in this novel. The man that raped her just satisfied his needs and walk away in complacent manner. This showed that men just look down on women as if they are superior to them and try to use as a tool. But this circumstances do not turn out the other way around. The real question is, are men stronger than women or is it that men are naturally born to be superior?
ReplyDeleteThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz shows a lot of different theories. The main theory that applies to this book is gender theory. Gender theory is exploring sexuality and difference in gender discussions and relating it to a movie or book etc. This is manily because of society. In this book, Oscar is a good example of what gender theroy is. In the book, he falls in love and he had his heart broken. Oscar was the type to read books about dragons, dungeon, and wizards. After he fell in love that time and felt like a "big" "nerd" not the average dominican kind, he wanted to change. He changed his whole look from cutting his hair, and trying to loose weight;taking everything step by step. This is where gender theory comes in because he changed his ways for more girls could like him and he could finally find a girlfriend. He wanted to fit in because even his other nerdy friends got girlfriends. Due to oscar seeing how he felt like he was the only one without a girl and felt isolated, this shows how men mostly think about the thoughts of other women and how he can get them
ReplyDeleteIn class we learned alot of critical theories such as social class , gender and pyschoanalaysis . I am reading the book Drown and social class theory is acted out through Rafa and Younior alot . In Drown Younior proved all the steriotypes about immigrants in the lower social class correct . One steriotype that was proven which I believe is because of the social class is that all immigrants sell drugs . The exhibit this through multiple movies such as Scarface and Shottas . Shottas is a movie about jamican immigrants who emmigrated to the U.S and became notourius drug dealers and Scarface has the same plot just with a cuban instead of jamican . Social class theorist would say immigrants from a third world or just a lower class are almost/always bound to sell drugs to get by . Also they would say they are looking for a easy money and the good money but living the fast life will bring an end to your life fast.
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DeleteI believe that the most important theory that is applied to my story is gender theory. Throughout the whole story we see how each charaters and tends to act when they are around the opposite gender giving emphasis on how we on a daily bases force ourself's to be someone we are not in order to conform with those arounds us. What i believe this story is trying to tell us through the gender theory lens is to be true to ourslefs not to be someone we not, just be you. Oscar acts different when he is around females and then changes even his personality, the way he thinks, and gives up all his favorite hobbies such as his comics, video games, ect. I believe the story is mainly centralized around the gender theory since we see how it can affect you in way that can be harmful, also showing how the power of someones gender can over another.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time" I believe that psychoanalytical theory. Christopher life is basically all based on rules and the order of thing. Christopher was raised to always follow the rules that were set for him and he never breaks them. He also is obedient and never disobeys literal orders. This is part of Christopher’s superego side. However Christopher in situation that are very stressful for him would give into his id side. For instance when Christopher was held by a way he didn’t like by both his father and a police officer he would give in to impulse and immediately hit the person without thinking of the consequences, or even not hesitating in hitting a girl after she hit him. After reading further in the book you noticed more of an ego personality in Christopher. Though he follows rules he often tries to find loopholes in agreements he makes in order to do something that benefits him showing the balance that he has between his id side and superego side.
ReplyDelete"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" is the book I'm reading and the best theory that fits my book is the Reader Response Theory. I say that because when you read the book you realize that the character Christopher is so different from others. His life is so interesting. Christopher is mathematically gifted and using his gift on life. He views the world differently and he divides his life experiences into like and dislikes. Many of the characters in the novel become irritated with Christopher at one time or another because of the difficulty they have communicating with him. He also has difficulty with nonverbal forms of communication, such as body language, facial expressions, and even the tone of someone’s voice. It underscore how Christopher’s condition affects his social skills, and they emphasize for me as the reader the difference in perspective that Christopher experiences compared to a regular person. That's why I say this is a Reader Response Theory.
ReplyDeleteIn my novel Breath, Eyes, Memory the best lens to look at the book through is through gender criticism. I feel like this is the best way to look at the book because throughout the whole book there is a focus on relationships between genders. The women are constantly checking their daughters to see if they are still"pure" for their soon to be husbands. This shows that men have the upper hand basically throughout the whole book because they can pretty much do whatever they want to do before they get married while women have to basically be molested so that they're good enough for men. Also throughout the book the women also said they had duties to fulfill as wives and not once did i ever see a man making sure his duties were done for his wife. Throughout this book there is a complete double standard between genders.
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