How might you adapt an interpretative or analytic approach to engage with the novel in ever more refined, insightful and critically engaged ways?

Analysis and interpretation are the primary ways that scholars across academic disciplines understand various phenomena. The methods used to execute analysis or formulate interpretative meaning vary depending on the discipline. In the case of literary studies and across the humanities, scholars have retooled some methods from the social sciences, philosophy, as well as invented their own. The various ways of examining literary works and producing interpretative meanings are essentially reflections of the cultures that produce them, but can also be understood to reflect the individual concerns and interests of the readers as well.Prompt: Making use of the various analytic approaches and interpretative frameworks introduced in the course to-date, compose a literary analysis essay wherein you introduce an original interpretation of Ling Ma’s Severance, referring back to the source text for support of your claims.Questions to Consider: Refer to the questions below to orient to this project.· Which of the interpretative frameworks most appeals to your interests and intellectual inclinations?· How might you adapt an interpretative or analytic approach to engage with the novel in ever more refined, insightful and critically engaged ways?· In what ways might analysis of the text (its various literary parts or compositional form) support your interpretation? · How can academic essay form support the development and organization of your ideas in writing?· How can your interpretation of this literary work inform your sense of self, your place in the world, or other relevant situations at-large?Evaluative Criteria: Successful essays will include the following.· Thesis statement reflective of the prompt· Analytic references from the novel· Interpretation reflective of the critical approaches introduced in the course· Well-organized body paragraphs (TEA/PIE, etc.)· Consultation with at least one supplemental theoretical textInclude: Characters/characterization: What defining features do the characters have? What are the characters like (personality, visually)? What are their stories/histories?Setting(s)/environment: What environments, places or settings are present in the novel? How do these places influence characters? How might environment be contributing to the plot’s unfolding?Plot: What major events transpire that seem essential?Theme(s): What might the larger importance of this narrative be suggesting? Analysis and interpretation are the two foundational forms of critical thought in academic contexts, and are made use of in all disciplines including those in the humanities (literature) and sciences (sociology or molecular biophysics). The forms they take within disciplines vary, but here are essential definitions:Analysis: an examination of the relationship between parts of some system or thing to understand how these parts relate to eachother and to the wholeIn this case, we will be examining what are called craft elements or literary devices to analyze the various parts of literature. This will provide us with a method for understanding how works of literature are composed, what ‘parts’ they are comprised of and how these parts interrelate to construct meaning overall.Interpretation makes use of analysis to understand and construct what the significance of something might be. If you imagine interpretation as being dependent on analysis, you are correct. Here is a basic definition:Interpretation: the active construction of meaning or a statement of why an analysis matters including what it might suggest, how it might be useful, or ways in which it connects to some larger context, framework or way of thinking.In this course, we will analyze and interpret works of literature to know first how they are composed (analysis) and then strive to understand why they might be significant or how they mean something of value to us as readers (interpretation).Review the following series of lessons to become introduced to tools of analysis for fiction, also called the craft elements. These will become the foundation through which you can identify the parts of Ma’s novel and enable you to see relationships between various aspects of her literary work.