. One Critical Essay: 15% of course grade (100 points) a. Using a critical theory as your framework, analyze and interpret a fictional YA text of your choice from those suggested in the syllabus b. The length of your analysis should be within the 3-4 pages. 1000 words. you have to use one of these criticism and apply it into the essay. here there are : https://ace.uindy.edu/access/content/group/201610-ENGL-218-W1X/CRITICAL%20APPROACHES%20TO%20LITERATURE.pdf

The assingmint is due in 12 hours. it is ove the book ( SHABANU daughter of the wind)
One Critical Essay: 15% of course grade (100 points)
a. Using a critical theory as your framework, analyze and interpret a fictional YA text of your choice
from those suggested in the syllabus
b. The length of your analysis should be within the 3-4 pages. 1000 words.

you have to use one of these criticism and apply it into the essay.
here there are :

the Criticism is this :
* Gender Criticism: This approach "examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception
of literary works." Originally an offshoot of feminist movements, gender criticism today includes a
number of approaches, including the so-called "masculinist" approach recently advocated by poet
Robert Bly. The bulk of gender criticism, however, is feminist and takes as a central precept that the
patriarchal attitudes that have dominated western thought have resulted, consciously or
unconsciously, in literature "full of unexamined 'male-produced' assumptions." Feminist criticism
attempts to correct this imbalance by analyzing and combatting such attitudes-by questioning, for
example, why none of the characters in Shakespeare's play Othello ever challenge the right of a husband
to murder a wife accused of adultery. Other goals of feminist critics include "analyzing how sexual
identity influences the reader of a text" and "examin[ing] how the images of men and women in
imaginative literature reflect or reject the social forces that have historically kept the sexes from
achieving total equality." Gender criticism also deals with sexual orientation as represented in literature.
As such, it fights stereotypes, homophobia, and other issues pertaining to gender. Specific terminology
can seem racist to some, others do identify themselves by using certain terms:
Gay refers to homosexual males, although it is used informally to refer broadly to the gay
community as a whole
GLBTQ (or LGBTQ) stands for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning
Transgender describes a person whose gender identity differs from his or her biological sex.
Queer is still a controversial word.
Questioning applies to a person who is still exploring his or her gender and sexual identity
Homophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals or homosexuality
Viewing Literature with a Gender Lens
Author - Gender of the author
- Influences of personal history on the work
- Condescending or sympathetic towards main character
Characterizations - Females - Three dimensional
- Realistic resolutions to experiences
- Functional roles
- Independence/social cost
- Social acceptance
- Self-awareness and acceptance
- Stereotypes - Non-functional roles-nosey, unmarried aunt
- Think critically (dumb blond, etc.)
- LGBTQ - Three dimensional
- Realistic resolutions to experiences
- Functional roles
- Independence/social cost
- Social acceptance
- Self-awareness and acceptance
Point of View - Women - Female perspective
- Biased towards women
- Sexual orientation - Gay (LGBTQ)
- Straight
Historical Context - Patriarchy - Biased towards women
- Conflict or limit range of options
- Sexuality - Homophobia
- Conflict or limit range of options
- Societal Roles - Traditional Nurse, teacher, secretary
- Non-traditional Astronaut, pilot
- Independence from social conventions
cost of independence
- Social acceptance