Critical Perspectives

In order to complete this essay, begin by reading the document uploaded for you. This handout explains various theoretical perspectives currently popular in the humanities, including Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, and historicism. Then answer these questions-Questions for discussion: Looking at the five interpretations of Cinderella given in the handout, is one of these critical perspectives on Cinderella more convincing than the others?

Can more than one of these interpretations be “true” at the same time? In general why might it be helpful to utilize more than one interpretation of the same text? Is it possible to understand the text without any theory at all?