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what you like in `BIOGRAPHICAL STRATEGIES` and what you do not like in `PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGIES`.

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Biographical and Psychological Strategies

What I Like About Biographical Strategies

Often , people would resolve into using the biographical strategy when they come into a dead end in trying to interpret a work . This is what I like about this particular strategy because it can provide answers to unanswered questions that are not possible to be derived from the work alone . Sometimes , a look at the life of the author helps in understanding a piece of literature . Some say that is a lazy

man 's approach into interpreting a text but that does not mean that it is not an effective way . I believe that in all works , there is always a piece of the author in their writings , making this strategy a valid one . We simply cannot deny the fact that the works of an author are almost always influenced by his experiences . I also like how this approach becomes investigative in nature because of the digging ' of information for the authors ' lives

What I Don 't Like About Psychological Strategies

Unlike biographical strategies , psychological strategies do not quite get me that excited . This strategy urges critics to look for symbolic ' meanings in every work which just complicate things . Though I understand the importance of symbols in literature , this strategy can sometimes be used too much and give symbolism into things and events that are not even meant by the author to have symbols . Though this might contradict my likeness for biographical strategies...

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