“The Necklace”
Criticism Assignment

Each student will be assigned one of the following areas of criticism.  Using the links below, learn about your critical theory.  Then, reread the story with your theory in mind.  Make notes about the work using the critical perspective you were assigned.

Marxist Criticism

Delahoyde Marxist Criticism

Wikipedia Marxist Criticism

Feminist Criticism

Feminist Literary Criticism      

Wikipedia Feminist Criticism    

Delahoyde Feminist Criticism   

Psychoanalytic Criticism

Wikipedia Psychoanalytic Criticism  

Wikipedia Freud Biography    

Time Freud Profile   

New Historicism Criticism

 New Historicism Explained

Wikipedia Bougeoisie Explanation

Wikipedia French Revolution Facts

 After you have discussed your critical perspective with other critics of the same theory, you will jigsaw into another group of separate theorists to share your ideas.  You will then decide as a group which critical theory is best for studying this short story.

Evaluation Documents
Criticism Worksheets