Critical Lens Essay

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Introduction: 1. Write the critical lens quote and identify the author. In the critical lens quote, the author states: “Its with the heart the one can see rightly.” –Antoni Saint Exupery 2. What does the critical lens quote mean? Explain in your own words what you think it means (2-3 sentences). This quote means… there is only one way that you can truly see someone. You don’t use your judgment and think what you don’t know. You just go off instinct. 3. Do you agree or disagree with the critical lens quote (2-3 sentences)? I agree with this quote because… It really is the only true way to see someone. Your mind is usually crowded with judgment and the thoughts of others. When you use your “heart” you are using what you feel and not what you think. You don’t go off thoughts, you go off instinct. 4. List the texts that you are using, provide the title and author. Two works of literature that prove this are… “A thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini and “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens. 5. Explain how the texts you have chosen connect to the critical lens quote. In both books, there are many people who are misunderstood. In these books they also have someone that soon comes and understands them. This story shows how these people become understood. Body Paragraph 1: Text #1 1. Topic Sentence: The novel “A thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini shows that (connect the novel to the critical lens quote) there is only one way that you can truly see someone. You don’t use your judgment and think what you don’t know. You just go off instinct. 2. Transition Statement/Literary Element (Theme, Conflict, etc.) One way (literary work) “A thousand Splendid Suns” by (author) Khaled Hosseini proves this point is through the theme of women and their rights. 3. Explain/define the literary element and how it is used in the text: In this

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