Today, we are starting a new series. I may still add to the postmodernism series, but, well, this is an exciting topic. I came across it as one of my ideas in my blog journal I had forgotten about.
Critical lenses are lenses literature can be viewed through. Lenses are kind of like putting on a pair of glasses, for example, a green-tinted pair of glasses would make everything look green, a pink pair of glasses would make everything look pink, and so on. Postmodernism is actually also a critical lens. Remember, also like a pair of glasses, just because we are analyzing a piece of literature through this lens does not mean that that is the main message of the book, or even that that is the correct (if there is a correct) interpretation of the book. Just like wearing green tinted glasses doesn't make everything actually green, it just makes everything look green, like Dorothy finds out. :)
On the other hand, Scarlet, the second book in the Lunar Chronicles, features Scarlet, an amazingly strong woman. Go read it. Analyzing Scarlet through the feminist lens portrays the main character to stand up for herself and not just let men come in and save her.
Another example of a woman saving a man is also in fairy tales. In many fairy tales, the woman has to somehow free her beloved. The most commonly known fairy tale of this is the "Frog Prince."Try analyzing something through the feminist lens, then post about your experience in the comments!
Spruce Nogard
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Love this article! Great info on critical lenses
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