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MORALIST

Subject : GROUP 4 : ENGLISH

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MORALIST
APPROACH
The moralist approach is a philosophical perspective that
emphasizes the importance of moral principles, values, and
ethics in guiding human behavior and decision-making. It focuses
on the distinction between right and wrong actions and seeks to
understand and promote virtuous behavior.
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Moralist Approach

Its concern is not only to discover meaning

but also to determine whether works of
literature are both true and significant.
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MORALIST
APPROACH
Moralist Approach is a type of
literary critique that judges the
value of the literature based on
its moral or ethical teachings
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REMEMBER
The importance of literature is not just its way of saying
but also what it says.

The larger purpose of literature is to teach morality and

to probe philosophical issues.
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A tendency-rather than a recognized

school-within literary criticism to judge
literary works according to moral rather
than formal principle.
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You may discuss answers to questions like:

What moral statement, if any, does this literary
work make? Is it implicit or explicit?
What does the work say about the nature of good or
evil? Is good rewarded? Is evil punished? What does
the work say about human nature?
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You may express your

complete disapproval
if a particular work
promotes or justifies
negative behavior or
thoughts.
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MORALIST
APPROACH
It is used to determine whether a
work conveys a lesson or message
and whether it can help readers
lead better lives and improve their
understanding of the world.
 E.M FORSTER
English Novelist (1879-1970)

"Every good story has a moral, and every bad story is a moral,
now it is necessary to deduce the moral."

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