The purpose of this paper is to apply at least one literary critical approach to literature we studied this semester. You will select one or two short stories or poems assigned in Modules 2-11 to be the focus of your literary research and analysis.
Select from the following types of critical approaches:
• Biographical
• Historical
• Feminist
• Gender
• Psychoanalytic
• Postcolonial
Note: There are many more critical approaches than the ones listed here. Any of the critical approaches defined in our textbook could also work.
For this essay you will:
1. Develop a thesis that connects an aspect of your chosen literature to at least one critical approach.
2. Support your thesis by supplying pertinent evidence from the literature AND evidence from at least 3 valid secondary sources.
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