English - Literature - Analysis - Critical perspectives introduction - Different Lenses, Different Readings

5 steps: (1) A CRITICAL LENS is a perspective or framework for analyzing a text. The same book looks DIFFERENT depending on which lens you use! (2) Example: 'Cinderella' through different lenses: FEMINIST lens: Why is Cinderella passive? Why must a prince save her? MARXIST lens: Why is the poor girl