Literary Criticism

Literary Criticism is the study, analysis, description, discussion, evaluation and interpretation of literary works. It is usually in the form of a critical essay. Criticism may focus on a particular piece of literature or may look at the general writing of an author. It is important to mention that in order to examine the author's piece of writing; the examiner must have a good cultural background. First, it is important that the examiner understand the book in all its extent. Secondly, the examiner begins little by little the analysis of the author's book, attaching to his analysis different important paragraphs that support the critical review.
The purpose of Literary Criticism is to inform the audience the interpretation or evaluation the examiner has about the author's literary work.
In my opinion, this analysis helps the audience to understand the author's writing because, several are the possible topics authors write about, e.g. philosophy, politics, music, painting, ... being difficult for a reader to have the whole picture of a book. It is then important for students to have the analysis, evaluation, description, discussion and interpretation from an expert.

In Orange Peels and Apple- Eaters: Buddhism in J.D. Salinger's Teddy, Magagna says... (1) "The way in which Teddy describes the orange peels as appearing in front of him, and then, moments later, beginning to sink out of view - out of existence - points to the Buddhist idea of impermanence, nothing last forever - those things that we perceive, and even our own lives, are temporary occurrences which will, with time vanish"
The previous paragraph is a clear example of literary criticism, in sum, without the examiner's analysis, I could not understand Teddy character in the J.D. Salinger‘s novel.