This Literary Lens analyzes the gender roles and experiences of women throughout literature
Feminist Lens
Who is the creator of the Marxist theory?
Karl Marx
The three theories about moral discipline and natural impulses in the Psychoanalytic lens.
Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego theory.
What is the social system called where men hold power over women, and are also stereotyped in society?
The patriarchy
What type of power struggle is seen through the Marxist lens?
Class struggle.
The theory that everyone goes through light and dark times in their lives, and people put on acts to hide what they are going through.
Jung’s shadow theory.
What is the term for when women are depicted in literature from a male perspective in a typical objectifying way?
Male Gaze.
What connection is the Marxist lens trying to make between the real world and the text?
Connect the text to the real-world social conditions under which it was created.
What is it called when characters are analyzed through both their personality and behavior in order to understand their goals and motivations?
Psychoanalytic Theory