Critical Approach Review of Related Theories
locate the real world into literary work refers to the civilization that creates the culture.
d. The Mythopoeic Approach The proponents of this mythopoeic approach understand the literary work
by finding particular recurrent patterns of human though which are considered sharing the same universal belief to certain community mind. They are found
expressed in ancient myths and folk terms. Therefore, the mystical relationship found in a story can be explained by the use of this approach.
e. The Psychological Approach The proponents of this approach use the theory of human psychology as
the references to analyze the character’s behavior, motivation and personality pattern that can be interrelated into the psychology of human beings. Through this
approach, the character’s thought, idea and behavior can be analyzed deeper. Each approach has its own strength, weaknesses, values and limitations. It
also has its proper insight and this will be the duty of the readers to figure out the approach that would guide to the better understanding and comprehension to the
works of literature, as we know that not all of the approaches would be suitable to be applied in every study.