Blog Post 4 – Critical Analysis Podcast Ideas

For the Critical Analysis podcast, there are a few different ideas that come to mind. For the podcast, we have to do a critical analysis of a children’s book, and the ones that immediately came to mind to critically analyze are books that I remember loving as a kid.

From elementary school, my favorite book has always been Holes by Louis Sachar. There are many issues that are presented in this book that could be discussed and analyzed. There is the ever present issue of classism, where the boys would judge each other and claim superiority over one another. There are also the positive lessons that can be learned from this book. This book teaches us that you cannot judge a book by its cover, the importance of friendship, and the importance of keeping promises and being a good person.

Another book that comes to mind that I could critically analyze is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Out of all the books in the series, this one was always my favorite. This book also deals with classism, where the purebloods claim superiority over muggle borns and muggles because they believe their blood is purer. This book also teaches the positive lesson that we should not judge things for what they seem to be, as things are not always as they appear. 

There are also a multitude of other books I could critically analyze, but I feel like either of those choices would make for a good podcast.