Analytical Application - 4.2.2.6
Key Concepts
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Micro vs. Macro: The move from world-wide data to individual narrative.
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Authorial Intent: The underlying "why" behind the text (To warn? To heal? To report?).
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Resonance: The ability of a local story to be understood and felt globally.
Examples & Applications
Warning/Dystopia: The Handmaid's Tale (Global Issue: Gender inequality/Totalitarianism).
Economic Facet: The Grapes of Wrath (Global Issue: Poverty/Migration).
Memory Aids
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Memory Tools
- S**pecificity (What angle?)
Memory Tools
The tip is the fact/statistic; the submerged mass is the literary narrative (the emotional weight).