The document provides two sets of guiding questions for analyzing texts: one from a feminist approach and one from a moralist approach. The feminist questions focus on the roles and portrayals of women, as well as relationships between male and female characters. The moralist questions examine the view of life presented in a text, statements about human nature, and any moral or ethical lessons through themes, characters, or plots. Both sets of questions aim to analyze texts through their respective lenses.
The document provides two sets of guiding questions for analyzing texts: one from a feminist approach and one from a moralist approach. The feminist questions focus on the roles and portrayals of women, as well as relationships between male and female characters. The moralist questions examine the view of life presented in a text, statements about human nature, and any moral or ethical lessons through themes, characters, or plots. Both sets of questions aim to analyze texts through their respective lenses.
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The document provides two sets of guiding questions for analyzing texts: one from a feminist approach and one from a moralist approach. The feminist questions focus on the roles and portrayals of women, as well as relationships between male and female characters. The moralist questions examine the view of life presented in a text, statements about human nature, and any moral or ethical lessons through themes, characters, or plots. Both sets of questions aim to analyze texts through their respective lenses.
The document provides two sets of guiding questions for analyzing texts: one from a feminist approach and one from a moralist approach. The feminist questions focus on the roles and portrayals of women, as well as relationships between male and female characters. The moralist questions examine the view of life presented in a text, statements about human nature, and any moral or ethical lessons through themes, characters, or plots. Both sets of questions aim to analyze texts through their respective lenses.
2. Do any stereotypical characterizations of women appear? 3. What are the attitudes toward women held by the male characters? 4. How do male and female characters relate to one another? Are these relationships sources of conflict? Are these conflicts resolved? 5. How does the marital status of a character affect her decisions or happiness? 6. How are women’s lives portrayed in the work?
Moralist Approach Guide Questions:
1. What view of life does the story present?
2. What does the work say about human nature? 3. What moral lesson or ethical teaching is the author presenting in the text/or through character, plot, or theme? 4. Does the text seek to corrupt or negatively influence the reader? How so and/or why? 5. What moral statement, if any, does this story make? Is it explicit or implicit? 6. How does the text play out ethical principles?