"The purpose of such close reading was not, however, the analysis of literary devices or motifs considered as an end in itself. It was instead the elucidation of the way literature embodies or concretely enacts universal truth, what the New Critics called, "concrete universals."
- Rivkin and Ryan, "Formalisms", page 6
In writing my paper for Othello, I have found the above quote to be true. When doing a close reading, it is obviously important that you analyze literary devices or motifs. In my paper, I touch on symbolism through dialogue in Othello, but I hit a speed bump when it came to diving in a little deeper. To compose an effective close reading paper it is important to not only analyze, but to explain how you came up with that analysis. Rivkin and Ryan point out that it is vital when doing a close reading that the reader notices the overall deeper meaning of what the point they are making contributes to the piece of literature as a whole.
- Rachel Mann
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