Biographical/Historical Lens - Why I Chose This Lens

For my project, I decided to focus on the historical context critical lens. Out of the other types of critical lenses that I could have chosen, I wanted to use the historical context lens because while English is my favorite subject, History is a close second, and I think that I will enjoy the strong combination of the two school subjects in this project. The last time I used the historical context lens was when I was reading Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, which has since become my favorite novel. I loved the way that in using this lens, I could connect the story with real-life events both in the time of the book and still to current events today. I also believe that when history is connected to something that is supposed to be a work of fiction, it is much easier to relate to the storyline and the characters within the story. I think this is because I can more clearly see characters in situations either that I have been in myself or that I see myself going through at some point in time. Because I have read one of the two books we will be reading in this project multiple times already, I hope to be able to read the book from a different perspective and to gain more understanding of the book, and not just read its content and events. I also hope that I will be able to learn about writing as a blogger, and whether or not it’s very different from writing as a different kind of author.