Which of these is NOT a goal of feminist literary critics?

removing male narrators, voices or authors from literature

Societies which are dominated by males

A gender-focused perspective emphasizing equality

different ways to approach interpreting a work of literature

Literary Analysis should be focused on

close reading of the prompt to analyze what is being asked.

Reader Response Theory

A literary work and a reader mutually evoke an experience

What is the psychological reader response theory?

Focus on what the reader's interpretations reveal about them

Transactional Reader-response theory is?

There are transactions between the text and the reader.

the working class: factory workers, farmers, etc.

Society in conflict over resources, bourgois create systems to keep control

What is one thing that feminist literary critics do?

Examine representations of women in literature

A quote from The Great Gatsby to represent Marxist Literary Theory is:

“Their interest rather touched me and made them less remotely rich” (20).

What does the Feminist Theory believe?

Women and other minorities are often at a disadvantage

Literary criticism/lenses/theory shows that:

You can use different "lenses" to understand stories., There are many ways of approaching literature., Stories can have many layers or levels.

Subjective Reader-Response Theory

Compares different readers' interpretations & finds patterns

What is the social reader response theory?

Response to literature is based on our society/community

devices, techniques and components that authors use in literature

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Which of these is NOT a goal of feminist literary critics?
examining men's roles in literature
examining women's roles in literature
promoting equal voice and representation in literature
removing male narrators, voices or authors from literature
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What is patriarchy?
Societies in which women are treated as property
Societies which are dominated by males
Societies that pass property down from male to male
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Feminist Theory:
A theory used to attempt to predict how certain social institutions tend to
A gender-focused perspective emphasizing equality
Views social meaning as arising through the process of social interaction
Views society as composed of diverse groups with conflicting values and int
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critical lenses
different ways to approach interpreting a work of literature
a writer's choice of words
the use of concrete ideas for something abstract
language appropriate for informal speaking
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Literary Analysis should be focused on
close reading of the prompt to analyze what is being asked.
analyzing the theme
summarizing the passages
describing the main character
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Reader Response Theory
A literary work and a reader mutually evoke an experience
Self-conscious Development
The Newbery Medal
YAL is made valuable by its artistry and relevance
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What is the psychological reader response theory?
Focusing on their socioeconomic background
Reading physchology books
Focus on what the reader's interpretations reveal about them
Exploring your brain on the Magic School Bus
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Transactional Reader-response theory is?
There are transactions between the text and the reader.
The readers motive affects his/her response.
The text is "to see is to believe".
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proleteriate
the working class: factory workers, farmers, etc.
a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or
An inclination or mental leaning towards or against something that hinders
A list of sources used in research, accompanied by comments or summaries ab
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Marxist theory
In different social circles, different sets of skills and knowledge= power
Society in conflict over resources, bourgois create systems to keep control
Everything in society serves a purpose to keep the society going
Everything has underlying meaning- connection between ideas defines culture
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What is one thing that feminist literary critics do?
Try to rewrite old-fashioned portrayals of women
Explain why women are better than men
Read only books written by women
Examine representations of women in literature
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A quote from The Great Gatsby to represent Marxist Literary Theory is:
“he turned up in popular restaurants with her” (24).
“Their interest rather touched me and made them less remotely rich” (20).
“The trouble is sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head” (131).
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What does the Feminist Theory believe?
Women are superior to men
Women and other minorities are often at a disadvantage
Women form an interest group intent of preserving privilege
Gender does not influence social patterns
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According to Marxism, the bourgeouise exploit the proletariat's ____________.
factories
money
labor
working conditions
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Literary criticism/lenses/theory shows that:
There is a definitive interpretation for each literary work.
You can use different "lenses" to understand stories.
There are many ways of approaching literature.
Stories can have many layers or levels.
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Literary Theory
All of the above
Lets us see a text through different lenses
Is a college-level skill
Helps us understand a text at a deeper level
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Subjective Reader-Response Theory
Compares different readers' interpretations & finds patterns
The author's meaning is the only meaning
Finds patterns between the author's different works
Asserts that there is only one correct interpretation
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What is the social reader response theory?
Reading in a feminist way of thinking
Reading while crowd surfing
Response to literature is based on our society/community
Reading while listening to Lil Pump in a public library
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Literary Elements
visual image such as a chart or diagram that represents information or data
literature that explores madness, horror, and/or the supernatural
devices, techniques and components that authors use in literature
a logical guess made by connecting bits of information
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What literary theory applies to the Declaration of Independence?
Psychoanalysis Literary Theory
Marxist Literary Theory
Feminist Literary Theory
Structuralist Literary Theory

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