Questions about CTT, Chap. 1
1) All of us already have our
own ways of looking at literature, and those ways are generally very satisfying
to us. Why bother then, with all this theory stuff? Why, according to Tyson,
should we examine other methods of reading literary works?
2) How would you characterize
Tyson’s attitude toward literary theory?
3) According to her
introductory comments in this chapter, what is her approach to literary theory
going to be? What will be her main
method for introducing various critical theories to us?
4) Why did she choose Gatsby as the central text for
examination?
5) True or False: critics are
people who find fault with literary works.
Explain your answer:
6) According to Tyson, what’s
the difference between literary criticism and literary theory? When are we doing lit.
crit. and when are we doing
theory?