Essays about: "empathetic reading"

Found 4 essays containing the words empathetic reading.

  1. 1. Herbarium Gothic : A Trauma Theory Approach to the Pulp of V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Evangelina Nicole Dimovska; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the literary representation and construction of mental illness in characters resulting from childhood trauma in the gothic pulp novel Flowers in the Attic (1979) by Cleo Virginia Andrews (1923-1986). Through a close reading of the novel, the analysis will emphasise the narration, interpersonal relationships, and constructed psyche primarily of the main character Cathy Dollanganger. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Outsiders Are Growing Up to Be Violent : How Empathetic Reading May Induce Discussions about Toxic Masculinity in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sofia Robinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : The Outsiders; Gender studies; toxic masculinity; gender norms; EFL classroom; lower secondary school; literature; empathetic reading;

    Abstract : This essay argues that while the main character in The Outsiders challenges the norms of toxic masculinity on a surface level, his decision to continue fighting for his gang, the greasers, actually reinforces the stereotypical view that violence is connected to masculinity. Furthermore, it is argued that studying The Outsiders in a Swedish EFL classroom can promote critical thinking and knowledge of issues connected to gender through using empathetic reading. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mindreading matters : A study of Jane Eyre and Emma, in search of empathic response in the narrative, through theory of mind, for the purpose of scaffolding

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Stina Holm; [2017]
    Keywords : Canonised literature; classic literature; EFL; empathy; scaffolding; upper secondary school; theory of mind;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to use a cognitive approach to analyse two novels that are considered to be part of the British literary canon: Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë and Emma (1816) by Jane Austen. The study aims to utilise close reading and thematic analysis of human emotion. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Defence of Literary Theory : A psychoanalytical study of selected works by Percy Bysshe Shelley with a view to didactic usage

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Markus Edmonds; [2017]
    Keywords : Literary didactics; Lacan; Shelley; literary psychoanalytic criticism; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This essay argued the importance of literary theory in the classroom. As a teacher, it is possible to achieve the empathetic goals of the English curriculum and Judith A. Langer’s ambition of literate thinking by using poetry and literary theory in school. READ MORE