New Criticism Carl E. Bain According to Bain et al., (0000) New Bain, C. ( Jerome Beaty criticism emphasizes the relation between J. Paul Hunter the details of the work and the theme or idea of literature. It illustrates unity in critiques showed in every part of literature – every word, every image, every element – that is treated as symbolic, as figurative or allegorical that serves as representation of the central unifying idea. Further, Bain et al., (0000) said that every part of literature is connected to the whole and the whole is reflected in each part, thus called organic unity.