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New.Historicism.Lens
New.Historicism.Lens
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What answer uses the New Historicism lens best in its analysis of the Sneetches?
The Star-bellied Sneetches discriminate against the normal Sneetches
Sylvester McMonkey McBean and the star-bellied Sneetches are meanies
Sylvester McMonkey McBean, uses his machines to exploit the sneetches.
Dr. Suess used the moral in the story to highlight real life discrimination
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Do you think your starting to get the ideas behind New Historicism?
Nope
Yep
Whats New Historicism???/
Yes, I've already created thousands of literary analyses using the lens
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What time-period do you apply the lens to?
Present
Future
Past
Can be applied to all time-periods
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Why is it important to understand new historicism?
Highlights the link between literature and its historical/cultural context
Allows review of arts regarding: social, political, and historical events
Helps us understand how social and cultural phenomena came to be
Stresses the context the text is produced in rather than the text itself
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Which answer explains the New Historicism lens
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Analyzing historical events and evaluating it about its affect on history
Analyzing history with the context of the history of the author and critic
huh???????
Reading past historical events and giving an opinion
