Editing Literary Criticism (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Comparing Critical Lenses
! Lens !! Focus !! Key Question
|-
| Marxist || Class / Money || Who has the wealth? Who is being exploited?
|-
| Feminist || Gender / Power || Are women 'objects' or 'subjects' in this story?
|-
| Formalist || Structure / Words || How does the rhythm match the theme?
|-
| Psychoanalytic || Dreams / Desires || What is the character 'really' afraid of?
|}

'''The Concept of "Hegemony" in Literature''': Critics often analyze how books help maintain the "status quo." If every children's book shows a "Prince" saving a "Princess," it reinforces a specific social structure. Literary criticism's job is to "de-naturalize" these patterns so we can see them for what they are: choices made by writers within a specific culture.
</div>

<div style="background-color: #483D8B; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">