New Criticism

New Criticism
New Criticism is basically dependent on the reader looking at the text without any outside influence. It relies on the reader looking closely at the text without taking into account the Authors history, beliefs, race class or gender. The reader cannot be biased in anyway. Its almost like reading something without the name of the author or any extra information.

When we talked in class about New Criticism the best example that we had was when a person looks so closely at a painting all they see is the paint strokes. They cannot see anything but the small pieces they are completely focused on.

I think this is a great way to look at criticism yet there is always something that people take with them when they read.

For our presentation we decided to do Celebrity Jeopardy SNL style. It was so much fun and I think that we did a great job.

If you want to see some real actors check these out.

SNL 1

SNL 2