(Most
of the class was policies and how to use the software.)
What
is literary critical analysis?
Explains a work of literature
through interpretation.
An interpretation is an individual
response that addresses meaning with the goal to deepen understanding.
Areas for examination: character,
theme, setting, conflict, tone, mood, symbolism, point of view, author’s style. (Talking about character and theme in
this class.)
A strong analysis offers evidence
from the text itself.
Analyzing
characters
What they say
What they do
What others say about them
“A
Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway
What the old man says
1.
“Another
brandy.”
2.
“A
little more.”
3.
“Thank
you.”
4.
“Another
brandy.”
5.
“Another.”
What the old man does
1.
sits
up late
2.
tries
to commit suicide by hanging
3.
does
not die because his niece cuts the rope
4.
raps
his saucer with his glass
5.
drinks
brandy
6.
motions
with his finger
7.
looks
across the square
8.
looks
at the waiters
9.
points
at his glass
10.
stands
up
11.
counts
the saucers
12.
pays
for the drinks
13.
leaves
half a peseta for a tip
14.
walks
unsteadily but with dignity down the street
What other people say about the old man
1.
“Last
week he tried to commit suicide.”
2.
“He
was in despair...[about] nothing.”
3.
“He
has plenty of money.”
4.
“The
guard will pick him up.”
5.
“You’ll
be drunk.”
6.
“He’ll
stay all night.”
7.
“He’s
drunk now.”
8.
“He’s
drunk every night.”
9.
“He
hung himself with a rope.”
10.
“He’s
got plenty [of money].”
11.
“He
must be eighty years old.”
12.
“Anyway
I should say he was eighty.”
13.
“He
stays up because he likes it.”
14.
“He’s
lonely.”
15.
“He
had a wife once.”
16.
“He
might be better with a wife.”
17.
“His
niece looks after him.”
18.
“This
old man is clean.”
19.
“He
drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk.”
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