New Criticism
New Criticism is like having a secret code to unlock the meaning of a story. Just like how you need a secret code to get into your favorite toy box, New Criticism helps us understand what the story is really about. It's like taking a magnifying glass and looking really closely at every word in the story. We try to figure out what each word means and how it fits together with the other words.
New Criticism says that the meaning of the story is in the words and phrases that the author uses. We need to look at things like the structure of the story, how the characters talk and what they do, and the literary techniques the author uses (like symbolism and foreshadowing). We don't need to know anything about the author or the time period in which they wrote the story. The words on the page are all we need to understand what the story is really saying.
So, New Criticism is like being a detective. We investigate the story to find out what it's really about, and we use the words that the author chose as clues to solve the mystery.
New Criticism says that the meaning of the story is in the words and phrases that the author uses. We need to look at things like the structure of the story, how the characters talk and what they do, and the literary techniques the author uses (like symbolism and foreshadowing). We don't need to know anything about the author or the time period in which they wrote the story. The words on the page are all we need to understand what the story is really saying.
So, New Criticism is like being a detective. We investigate the story to find out what it's really about, and we use the words that the author chose as clues to solve the mystery.