Moral Criticism

Example:

The Tortoise and the Hare (Short Story)

Summary:

In The Tortoise and the Hare, there is a Hare (kind of rabbit) and a tortoise (a large turtle). The hare and tortoise race, and the hare believes that since he is much faster than the tortoise, he can slow down and relax and take a nap and still win the race. However, he sleeps for too long and the tortoise eventually passes him, winning the race. The moral (lesson) of the story is that Slow and Steady Wins The Race.

Interpretation:

The Tortoise and the Hare is a children story and we can get moral lessons from it. And the lesson for this story is "Slow and steady wins the race." Though it's a children story, it still imparted lesson and that's what moral criticism criticize, it looks for the lesson in the literary works.