critical appreciation of the storyfor a 20 mark question some brief points would help !

Critical appreciation is something where any subject is
revieved and the negative points are highlighted and positive parts are appreciated. It
is a complete analysis of that subject pointing out the flaws and
goodies.

A critical analysis suggests that the  story's
"hidden" message can be decoded and determines if it was clearly conveyed. The student
must decide what the story is about and defend that decision with examples from the
story itself.

State, Support, and Judge the Meaning of
the Story.

1 Decide what the meaning of the story is.
State it in one sentence. Because of their brevity and selective number of characters,
short stories generally aim to evoke a single emotional response in a reader. What was
the point the author tried to make to the reader? If the story has more than one
meaning, choose the most important for this essay.
2 Analyze the story's
literary elements. Study the theme, characters, setting, plot, conflict, tone, point of
view, and irony for clues as to how the author tried to make his point. Do the
characters have flaws that readers can relate to? Does the conflict come about through
misunderstanding? Who is narrating the story and how are events altered from this
perspective? If the story contains irony, point out how it relates to the story's
meaning.
3 Use quotes from the short story to support your idea. Point out
passages that show the author's meaning as it unfolds. Perhaps a character is
manipulative. Quote dialogue from that character showing she assumed she knew what's
best for everyone. Continuing with that example, if the author's message is that people
who try to control everyone else are the most predictable and therefore most easily
manipulated, quote parts of the story that convey this idea.
4 Be critical and
judge the short story. This is where opinions count. If the author conveyed meaning well
and consistently, say so. If clarity was lacking or the meaning got lost in places,
explain that. For example, in "The Necklace," a short story by Guy De Maupassant,
incidents in the life of a French couple in the 1800s show how materialistic, resentful,
and uncaring a woman is toward her husband. The reader might be left with the impression
that the husband is long-suffering, patient, and loving as he gives up his inheritance
to pay for a necklace his wife borrowed and lost. In a critical analysis, however, it
could be stated that De Maupassant did a poor job of showing both sides of the story and
could have related more realistically the passive-aggressive traits of the husband, who
after all, has chosen to indulge a materialistic partner.
5 Restate your ideas
in brief by summarizing previous paragraphs. End the paper by repeating the meaning of
the story in one sentence.