Literary Analysis - Choosing a Topic

Question 1

literary analysis

Answer 1

• the process of deconstructing or taking apart a piece of literature to find two important things
• 1) its themes
• 2)the techniques the author uses to reveal those themes.

Question 2

choosing a topic

Answer 2

• not a summary
• focus on between two and three elements of the text (irony, character development, symbols)
• analysis must ultimately explain how the elements develop the theme
• all roads lead to theme