The Feminist theory is appealing to me because…well basically because I’m female! I think it is a great thing that women in the past and still today push to make their presence appreciated. This theory makes you wonder what kind of roles women play. Whether a woman is present or not is a big indicator of the author’s view of women. Say there were no females in the book, could this mean that the author thinks that woman aren’t important enough to be displayed? If women are present, then what are their characters like—are they stereotypical in their roles or personalities? I think this ties into the New Historicism theory because in order to understand why the author or creator portrays women in such ways, you need to look at all that could influence the product.
The New Historicism theory catches my interest with its proposition that literary works should be viewed in their own context. That context could be referring to time and geographical settings as well as culture. I think this could apply to people as well as literature. You can’t understand a person fully if you simply judge them based on your own standards or background. You have to see how other factors have played a role in the molding of both people and literary works. Now that’s quite the life lesson.
I think that all the theories are linked with a bit of gray haze… each can overlap with another, yet one could stand-alone. I find that look at different pieces through the lenses of separate theories changes my mindset, and I end up taking different information from the same thing.
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