For this project, I chose the Psychoanalytic lens. This lens is of particular interest to me because close reading the text for a character’s less obvious motivations and analyzing why they made the choices they did is a fascinating way of reading the text. I have used this lens for previous English projects and liked the way those essays turned out. Another lens that I had considered was the Marxist Lens, because power dynamics between characters of different social statuses are often a large component in how they speak and react. From this project, I wish to know more about how the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Song of Solomon are influenced by their subconscious desires, and how their actions reveal their inner workings. By using this lens, I hope to gain a deeper understanding of how people translate their thoughts into actions, which is something that I will value for a long time to come.
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