Blog #6

The form of criticism my group is working on is new historicism which is the view that everybody interprets literature in there own way based on their worldview and personal life experiences and walk of life. The article we found and read was an excerpt from Mary McCarthy's book on her experience of the Vietnam War. This article contributes to new historicism because it explains how history can be altered can and sometimes will according to who is explaining it and talking about it based on that persons life experiences and previous events that happen in their life. This writer McCarthy can have a totally different explanation of her experience in Vietnam than another person who comes from another walk of life. We look at history to ground or reinforce what we actually believe and then support it with facts. The article titled "twelve o'clock  news gave facts and about circumstances in Vietnam. The article made a good point about representation and how people in the US at the time of the war only knew what was going on through news on TV of course along with the news whoever was giving the information to the news reporters to share added their personal biases about things going on in Vietnam. Representation of the war was not truly shown to the American people because the only way they got any look on the war was through the news. Our group plans to explain how old historicism says anyone can have an accurate interpretation of historical events. Versus new historicism which explains that each persons interpretation on an event will be different from the next due to personal experiences and worldview. So applying to the article we read McCarthy's interpretation on her experiences in the war would be different from another writer that came from another personal background, with different social standards and norms.