Why I chose Historical/Biographical and Psychoanalytical lenses

The critical lenses I chose to use when analyzing the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, were the historical/biographical lens combined with the psychoanalytical lens. I decided to do this because I wanted to use the historical/biographical lens, however, I thought it was too broad of a lens to do by itself, so I decided to narrow it down by incorporating the psychoanalytical lens. The historical/biographical lens stood out to me most because I really believe that authors write about their experiences and enjoy finding connections between their experiences and events of the characters. After choosing to use the historical/biographical lens, I knew I would need a second lens so that I could narrow the lens down. I came down to either the feminist or psychoanalytical lens. I was interested in both, however, I ultimately went with the psychoanalytical lens. This is because psychology is my favorite subject and just had more of a fascination with psychoanalysis in general. I love being able to analyze things from a psychological perspective and discovering why people may be doing certain things through psychology. I also believed that it would be more of a challenge, which is what I wanted.