If you click on my page titled "Literary Analysis," you will see that I have a number of critical responses I have written to novels. Though these are not all "new" writing pieces, I wanted to remind anyone who is looking for ideas regarding analyzing literature that these are here.
The purpose of these pieces (for the graduate class I wrote these for) was to discuss my analysis of these novels as they relate to young adults and specific weekly class topics. We also read articles throughout this class that related to each novel through a controversial topic. The ones I have chosen to post are some of the pieces that solely analyzed the novels and did not include teaching extensions.
I posted these to show examples of ideas for making inferences and analyzing texts in many ways as well as show how to use text evidence and support for opinions. While I think my writings did a great job discussing unique ideas and analyses, as I reread them, I can definitely tell that some still need work on conclusions and interesting introductions. You will find, however, that each of my responses tends to relate the novel to a number of different aspects of society, my own life, and other stories; these connections are important elements in critical analysis of literature. I hope you enjoy them and can find some ideas for writing about the novel you are reading!
