It's a 1000 words essay, any sugggestion would be appreciated.
"Functions of interpretation, examination of evidence and analyzing assumptions and biases"
Considering other interpretations; examining the evidences and analyzing the assumption and biases are important tools of critical thinking. Their roles are to reveal the meaning, function and significance of different situations in a written expression and to avert misjudgment. By considering other interpretation we can find out the intended meaning of the narrator, by examining the evidence significance and function of the character and objects can be understood and by analyzing assumption and bias we can pick up our assumption and biases that prejudice our thinking.
To find out the deepest meaning of a written expression considering other interpretation is the key. By using this habit we can know the contemplated relation among different parts of a given expression. As in the "Mary Postgate" story the relation between Wynn and Mary seems to be of a mother and a spoiled child. In which mother loves her child very much and tolerates all her child's absurdity but child is ungrateful towards his mother. But, in the scene of Wynn's funeral where Wynn's friend told Mary that he used to talk about her, shows that there was a relationship of mutual affection between Wynn and Mary. By considering this scene the whole scenario of relation between them appears different which represents the hidden meaning of the story. In addition to it, when Mary found a German in her backyard, the author compares the German's body with a tree trunk and his head with moving branch and the helmet with a nest. This depicts that the narrator wants to show that the German can only be Mary's imagination and in reality it's only a tree. In "Yellow Wallpaper" the woman said she asks Jennie softly and gently-"what she was doing with the Wallpaper" but in the next sentence narrator tells us that Jennie asked -"why I should frightened her so?" This shows that voice is not actually low but the woman is considering it low. Moreover, in the story woman tells us that she is in "mansion" (personal place) which is rented by her husband. But, by the presence of a nailed bed, bared window and ringed walls the narrator wants to tell us that it can be an asylum. Thus, considering different interpretation identify the intended and actual inferential relationships among statements, concept or other form of written expression.
To evaluate the importance and function of a situation, examination of evidence is the best critical thinking habit. It helps in understanding the significance of characters and items and their implication. In "Yellow Wallpaper" the narrator tells us that Wallpaper is yellow in color, in some places narrator tells it sticks so tightly and some other time he tells it is ripped out at many places, the author also explains in detail about the design of the Wallpaper. These all explains the attributes of the Wallpaper and their value in the story as a thing which is so complicated that it makes a mentally ill patient crazier. Similarly, the big room in the story is pictured as dull, covered with Wallpaper, a bed nailed down, bars on the window and rings in the Wall. This picture shows the type of room it is and its significance in the story as it can be an asylum. In the Mary Postgate story the author initially tells us that Mary is a domestic help, hardworking, later he explains her loving nature and at the end Mary's character seems complex. All this presents the qualities of Mary's character and their relevance in the story as Mary come out to be full of emotions. In the same story, Wynn appears spoiled, demanding, and disrespectful initially but gradually he appears sophisticated. This shows the traits of Wynn's character and its importance in the story as in the end story tells us that he has some emotions for Mary. This is how examining the evidence reveal the features of characters and objects and their connation.
Sometime there are certain areas in the essay/paragraph where our interpretation is different from the narrator's point of view and analyzing assumption and bias detects these areas of personal bias. This habit can prevent misinterpretation and can simplify the content. For instance in "Yellow Wallpaper" when the woman says that she feels tired in daytime and so she does all her crawling work in the night. I assume that she is actually trying to hide her activity from other people because she knows that what she is doing is not acceptable to all other people around her. Similarly, when the woman says that she has seen some women out of the paper wandering in courtyard and garden area, I assume that she is in an asylum and all those women are other patients. In "Mary Postgate" story Mary believes that the German which is found on the tree must have fallen from a plane but I am wondering how a man can survive falling from an airplane? Furthermore, the reason for Edna Geritt's death is not clear, Dr. Hennis tells that Edna died because of the collapse of the "Royal Oak" which is already a weak and dry-rotted building but when Mary tells him that she heard and saw a plane which collapsed the building, Dr. changed his tone completely. I assume that the Dr. is also not sure about the cause of death - which is weird. In this way by analyzing assumption and biases we can avoid errors of personal bias which simplifies the meaning of any given expression.
With the intention to judge a written expression I found considering other interpretation, examination of evidence and analyzing assumption and biases, essential accessories. Considering other interpretation expresses the intended meaning and relation among the sentences; examination of evidence comprehends the gravity and magnitude of character and their role and analysis of assumption and bias helps in clarifying our doubts. They all help in grasping the in-depth focus and meaning of the written expression by making it clear and easy.
What is the purpose of this essay? Is it for a class? Are you supposed to be explaining critical thinking or actually doing critical thinking. If the latter, then your prefacing explanations about the elements of critical thinking are extraneous and not likely to be viewed kindly by your teacher.
This is for my English 121 class. We need to submit an essay of 1000 words on any of the 3 critical thinking habits like considering other interpretations, asking questions, accepting uncertainities, analysing assumptions and biases, or examining the evidences. I have used examining the evidence, interpretation and analysis of assumption and biases. We have to use "Mary Postgate" and "Yellow wallpaper" stories as example.
