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Before we begin writing, let’s examine an example of a critical lens essay. You can check out examples from former students by reading critical essays on Anthem, Fahrenheit 451, and Brave New World. Below are professional examples for each critical lens, all written by Lois Tyson in Critical Theory Today: A User Friendly Guide. They’re all written about the novel The Great Gatsby. If you’ve never read Gatsby, that’s ok. You can still gain a better understanding of the critical lens by looking at an example of a well-written critical lens essay. Choose the essay below for the lens you’d like to use for your essay. Note that each file begins with a list of questions that theorists writing from that lens might ask. I’ve left the list in these files since they might help your thinking. Then, after the list of questions, the actual essay begins. As you read, consider these questions:
Also take a few moments to analyze the author’s organization in this example:
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