Question

"Lot's Wife"

Answer 1

You can take an ethical, sociological and biographical approach to this piece. To look at this poem in the best detail possible, my opinion would be to use the biographical approach which tells us of the author's life, motivations for the poem, unconscious desires, and fears. For a broader focus, a sociological approach would be sufficient. We can note the differences and similarities in this poem and others.

Answer 2

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

Responses must include the following approaches in their discussion of the poem "Lot's Wife": formal, biographical, psychological, sociological, historical, and ethical or mythical. Formal interpretations will tell us more about the text itself, while the other approaches tend to move further away from the text in the order given above.