Name: _______________________ 8th Critical Lens English 9 Ms. Quiñónez and Mrs. Berisha

From: the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and the poem “What Happens to A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. Interpret the quote and write a critical lens essay.

"Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through."

“Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through." This statement means____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I agree with the statement as I have interpreted it. The literary works that I have read that I believe best support my opinion are Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and “What Happens to a Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. In these two works, the authors use literary elements to express this idea.

In the novel Of Mice and Men the author uses (LE #1) ________________ and (LE #2) ________________ to show that _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The (LE1) _____________ of the story is when ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ This relates to the critical lens because ____________________________________________________ ________________________________ The (LE2) _____________ of the story is when ________________ ______________________This relates to the critical lens because ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

In the poem “ What Happens to a Dream Deferred”, the author uses (LE #1) ________________ and (LE #2) ________________ to show that ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The (LE1) _____________ of the story is when ________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This relates to the critical lens because __________________________ __________________________________ The (LE2) _____________ of the story is when ________________ ______________________This relates to the critical lens because ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

"Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through." This means _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Both authors use _____________________ and _______________________ to prove this quote. The lesson to be learned from this is ___________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________