Why B and not D?
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Caden
· started 2023-06-26 18:42
· last activity 2023-06-26 21:36
· 1 reply
Hi,
I'm having trouble understanding how to go about answering this question and would appreciate guidance on the method on how to do that. Working through this question I was torn between B and D and both seemed like they fit the author's tone. So I'd appreciate clarity there too.
Thanks!
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Emil-Kunkin
· 2023-06-26 21:36
Hi, B and D broadly fit with the two theories of literary analysis in the passage. B is more or less a summation of the goals of RRT, that we can gain more understanding of a work by looking at the ways that readers interact with it. D is more or less a description of the formalist approach, that the main goal of literary criticism is to find the true meaning of a work. Since the author is mostly defending RRT against formalism, we know that author would agree with B, and likely disagree with D.
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