Literary Lenses and Critical Theory · Narrative Reading

Gender and Identity Analysis

Applying feminist and queer theory to analyze the representation of identity and gender roles.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the author navigate or subvert traditional gender expectations through character development?
  2. 2To what extent is the protagonist's identity shaped by the external gaze of their society?
  3. 3How do shifts in narrative perspective reveal the complexities of marginalized identities?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading and Literature Studies - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Literary Lenses and Critical Theory
Period: Narrative Reading

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