20 Questions for Analyzing Fiction

Not every work of fiction is the same, but our approach to analyzing any story can be helped if we ask some key questions.

Common Themes in Literature

The world of literature offers a huge variety of themes and ideas, but there are some themes that are more common than others.

What Is Literary Analysis, Exactly?

Literary interpretation is fundamentally interested in the question of what a text means. What is this text about? What ideas does this text communicate?