It focuses on the power struggles of the characters.

Marxist concerns class differences, economic, as well as the implications and complications of the capitalist system.

It analyzes textual representations from a woman’s perspective such as stereotyping and objectification of womanhood.

Feminist does not examine how some aspects of our culture are inherently patriarchal or male-dominated.

It sees literature as both a reflection and a product of the times and circumstances in which it is written.

In Reader-response, literature may be judged according to how the reader _____ it instead of what the author _____.

In Reader response, the reader creates the meaning.

Why is it important to criticize a literary piece?

It analyzes a work in its eventful context and understanding the its period, author’s background and how it directly affect the author and possibly the characters of the text.

HISTORICAL OR READER RESPONSE:

In which period of French history does the novel take place?

HISTORICAL OR READER RESPONSE:

How does your perception of Quasimodo change over the course of The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

HISTORICAL OR READER RESPONSE:

What thematic role does Notre-Dame Cathedral and its architecture play in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

HISTORICAL OR READER RESPONSE:

What historical foreshadowing is referred in the novel?

HISTORICAL OR READER RESPONSE:

Why do you think the author wrote this story?