Literary
Critical Analysis
Analysis—breaks up story into parts
and examines one aspect and relates the elements to the central meaning of the
story.
Evidence provided with specific and
concrete examples from text.
Characterization
Direct—exposition, narration, other
characters’ words
Indirect—shows us characters in
action without telling the reader what to think. Dialogue can indirectly reveal
character as well as action.
Flat or round?
Static or dynamic?
“Everyday
Use” by Alice Walker
Characterize the speaker and
evaluate her reliability as a reporter and interpreter of events
Where does she refrain from making
judgments?
Where does she present less than the
full truth? Does it undercut her reliability?
Describe as fully as possible the
lives of the mother, Dee, and Maggie prior to the events of the story.
“Roger
Malvin’s Burial” by Nathanial Hawthorne
Why does Roger Malvin tell Reuben
Bourne to leave him in the wilderness?
What sort of man is Reuben Bourne
when he returns to the settlements?
What does Reuben feel so guilty
about? Should he be?
How is the shocking death of the son
mean in the story and to Reuben?
How should we interpret Reuben’s
new-found ability to pray at the end of the story?
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