Analysis of Literary Criticism

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ANALYSIS OF

LITERARYCRITICISM

HOW I MET MY HUSBAND

ALICE MUNRO

PISMP BI (SK) 2 JAN 2013ALVIN WONG

DAISY KUNANGVORNICA RUBY


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PLOT OF

HOW I MET

MYHUSBAND


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Edie, a hired girl Met Chris Edie Chris

Alice

Kelling,fianc

Conflict

between Alice,Chris & Edie

Chris left Edie

but promise towrite

No letterEnded up marrying

Carmichael, thepostman


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LiteraryTheories

Formalism

GenderStudies

PsychoanalyticLiterary Criticism


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FORMALISM


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FORMALISM

New Critics

Irony Paradox

Russian Formalist Form

Literary Devices

Structure

Form

Context

NewCriticism


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Theme

Blinded by truth

Edie could not see the effects that shemight face in the future when she acceptedChris as part of her life.

Example: When we said good-bye Iwasnt at all sad, because he held my faceand said, Im going to write you a letter. Illtell you where You wait. (Pg. 19)


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LiteraryDevice

Irony

a) The readers actually absolutelyhave the notion that Chris as theromantic interest for Eddie.

b) The mailman (the Carmichael)assumed that Eddies smile wasfor him when he delivered her

letters. Ironically, that smilerepresented her happiness andfulfilled hope for Chris.


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GENDERCRITICISM


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GENDERCRITICISM

GenderIdentity

GenderRepresentation

Differencesbetweengenders

Typical GenderCharacteristics


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Expected pattern ofbehaviour of a woman

Shows a figure of awoman hard to

adapt with changes

My parents had made the effort

and sent me to school for ayear, but I didnt like it. I was

shy of strangers and the workwas hard,they didnt make it

nice for you or explain the waythey do now. (Pg. 15)

Then there was practically

no baking. Mrs. Peebles

said she couldnt makepie crust, the most

amazing thing I everhearda woman admit.

(Pg. 15)


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PSYCHOANALYTICLITERARY CRITICISM


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PSYCHOANALYTIC LITERARYCRITICISM

View worksthrough

psychology

Psychologicalmotivation ofcharacters

Maps theunconscious

stages of psychicdevelopment

Outwardexpression of

authors

unconsciousmind


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Live in anagriculture

society

Working aslabourer atyoung age

Faced

love

dilemma

Asuccessful

writer

Stillhoping

Remarried& live

happily

Naive

AliceMunro

Edie


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Live in anagriculture

society

Working as

labourer atyoung age

Facedlove

dilemma

Lets go back in the house. Lets

not stand here gawking like a setof farmers. (Pg. 15)

Alice Kelling and Chris I layawake till they got back I got up to

look down on them through theslats of my blind. (Pg. 18)

Im the hired girl. (Pg. 16)


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Stillhoping

Naive

I was perfectly happy, waiting, Iforgot all about Alice Kelling andher misery and awful talk (Pg.

20)


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REFERENCESRyan, M. (2007). Literary Theory. Blackwell Publishing: USA.

Bressler, C. E. (2011) Literary Criticism An Introduction toTheory and Practice. Pearson Education: US.

Brizee, A. , Thompkins, J. C. (2013). Psychoanalytical

Criticism (1930s-present). Retrieved from:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/722/04/

Brizee, A. , Thompkins, J. C. (2013). Formalism (1930s-present). Retrieved from:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/722/03/

Brizee, A. , Thompkins, J. C. (2013). Gender Studies andQueer Theory(1970s-present). Retrieved from:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/722/12/


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