how do I analyze a story using tactics such as

Question

how do I analyze a story using tactics such as 
Formalist

Biographical

Psychological

Historical

Marxist

New Historical

Cultural

Gender

Feminist

GLBTBC

Mythology

Reader response

I have to analyze the story using any one of the tactics listed above.

Ms. Sue · Answer

Which story are you analyzing? What is GLBTBC ?

NJ · Answer

Im analyzing "Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville. I think that was a typo. It should have been LGBT. Thank you for respondinMs Sue.

Writeacher · Answer

For that story, I'd use "psychological." What will you choose?

Reed · Answer

NJ, first you have to know what all these things mean. Is the Melville a biography or fiction? Does Melville advance Marxist ideals (hint: Melville wrote before Marx did)? Is the book or story sympathetic to women's rights (Feminist)? If you know what all these things mean, you can see if they apply or not.

Reed · Answer

I ,agree with Writeacher, but Melville also wrote in a formal style, as did most New England writers of that time, copied or adapted from British authors who were also popular at the time. So that may apply, too. As I said above, make sure you know what these terms mean.