Post-structuralism

the novel particularly lends itself to structuralist, deconstruction, queer, and feminist theory, which all lead to particularly illuminating readings that compliment each other. Fun Home perhaps most glaringly fits into the literary theory of structuralism, and its application becomes easy as soon Bechdel introduces the readers to her father’s constant rebuilding of their home on page 5. One of structuralism’s main tenants is understanding the world as discursively constructed, meaning that there

Frankenstein and Structuralism    Professor John Lye of Brock University, California describes literary theory as: "a collection of related theoretical concepts and practices which are marked by a number of premises, although not all of the theoretical approaches share or agree on all of them."   The first segment of this essay aims to define the main views of structuralism, one of these theoretical approaches. Structuralism, in particular the work of Ferdinand de Saussure, created

At eleven years old, Jade Snow realizes that “the struggle for a new voice and a different identity can be a long and painful process”(Rakow, 228). Jade Snow was sent to an American junior high school outside Chinatown borders, in which she made no friends among the foreigners. On her way back home one day, she was encountered for the first time with a “racial discrimination”(68). Richard, one of her classmates, chortled, “look at the eraser mark on the yellow Chinaman. Chinky, Chinky, no tickee

Virginia Woolf seemed to think that something changed forever in society and in all of us after the Great War. She claims nothing had changed; nothing was different. […]Before the war, people would have said the same things, but they would have sounded different (Woolf, 1929). She couldn’t be more right: most of the concepts that had hold the western world together for centuries were drastically altered during the 20th Century, and Literature, as a reflection of the deepest fears and desires of our

Structuralism and Semiotics When you become a certain age level reading just comes naturally. Almost as if it becomes second nature to us which it should be. Our parents, then our teachers have been grinding and turning the wheels in our little, vulnerable, expanding minds ever since the beginning. So reading isn’t the hardest thing for most of us. Its the comprehending, and the understanding the work of literature is where the struggle begins. Even a few adults do not fully comprehend a vast majority

This chapter discusses the review of theories related to this study. It describes the explanation of literature, novel and literary theories. Moreover, it explains briefly about Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) novel and the theoritical framework. 2.1 Review on Literature 2.1.1 Definition Literature has been defined in many ways by the experts from time to time. Klarer (2004: 1) stated that in most cases, literature is referred to as the entirety of written expression

Reader, Readability, and Relativity in the Criticism of Propp, Barthes, and Fish   What exactly constitutes a text? What classifies a text as having canonical quality, what meaning can be derived from that text, and who exactly makes these types of decisions? Welcome to the world of literary criticism, where the approach to the text and the level of reader inclusion varies based upon the school a critic identifies with in his endeavor and/or the individual reader may happen to take most interest

Discuss the use of contrast as a literary device in The Great Gatsby byJeannette Ng 5.15 In the book, contrast is widely used to bring about the theme of class as well as to greater emphasize the characteristics of a particular character. The book contrasts the setting, West and East egg, as well as the characters, Gatsby and Tom, Wilson and Tom and Gatsby and Tom. 1Gatsby is contrasted with Tom in several ways. Tom is overpowering while Gatsby is more reserved. Tom is described as having ‘shining

What is intertextuality? How does intertextuality challenge E.D. Hirsch’s idea that a text has a single meaning created by its author? Explain with reference to examples drawn from any media format. According to American literary critic, E.D. Hirsch, in order to interpret a body of text, one must ask one’s self the only question that can be answered objectively – “what, in all probability, did the author mean to convey?” He believed that the author’s intended meaning equates the meaning of a text

1. Structural Functionalism Definition: Structural Functionalism is a sociological theory that attempts to explain why society functions the way it does by focusing on the relationships between the various social institutions that make up society. Example 1: One illustration that I saw was the set up framework. The built up system is intended to keep the animals in slavery. Example 2: The pig considers the mandates of their general public are administered by the dictator people. Example 3: