Commentary on the Reader Response Method of Literary Analysis Reader response criticism raises the question of where literary meaning resides- in the literary text‚ in the reader‚ or in the interactive space between text and reader. In other words the text itself has no meaning until it is read and interpreted by the reader. This analysis can take into account the strategies employed by the author to elicit a certain response from readers. It denies the possibility that works are universal (i
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Hatchet is the story of a 13-year-old boy named Brian. On a trip to the Canadian oil fields to spend the summer with his dad‚ the pilot of the Cessna he was traveling in suffered a heart attack and died. Brian landed the plane in the forest. Brian learned to survive in the wilderness with only a hatchet that his mother had recently given him. The book tells all about adventures where he faced including hunger‚ animal attacks and even a tornado. He learns to make fire with the hatchet and eat
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In the novel Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the theme is survival of the fittest. In Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the book binds you to continue reading it until the very end. It like you are there with Brian and had a very descriptive image what it would look like standing next to him. “ A book is a magical thing that lets you travel to far-away places without leaving your chair” - Katrina Mayer. The plot of Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen is very interesting because of how you could imagine yourself right
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Book Report Date: Oct 2011 Name of the book: HATCHET Author : : Gary Paulsen Publishers : Simon Pulse Summary This book is talking about an adventure of a boy called Brian Robeson. He is thirteen-year-old. He is on his way to visit his father‚ a mechanical engineer in the oil fields of Canada. He fly to Canada with a single engine Cessna 406 bush plane. On their way to the airport‚ his mother gives him a hatchet. At first‚ he doesn’t want to wear it‚ but his mother is
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The novel “The Reader” is narrated in first person by one of the main characters‚ Michael Berg. It is told in the style of an autobiography therefore includes his memories of certain events intermingled with current events. Consequently‚ these events are told from only one point of view and are reliant on one person’s memory‚ but also provide insights into Michael’s character and personality. There will be a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of having this style of narration in this
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Reader Response to "They’re Made Out of Meat" "They’re Made Out of Meat"‚ written by Terry Bisson‚ is a breathtaking short story. The level of fluidity achieved by this unique author is unbelievable given the facts of the plot. The narrative‚ which consists entirely of dialogue between two characters‚ was written with such an artistic approach that it made the text relatively unputdownable. During the entire story‚ the author brilliantly succeeds in masking the elusive reality of the storyline
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Reader Response to Growing Up Asian in America Growing up Asian in America by Kesaya E. Noda deals with growing up culturally different in America. There are some important components of a culture like identity‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and dialect. These components are influenced by our family‚ friends‚ social environment‚ and the community we live in. In her essay‚ Noda talks about dealing with knowing and defining herself. She explains that there are two mindsets for her. The first one‚ inside‚ which
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n part II‚ chapter eight of Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader‚ the first-person narrator Michael describes reading the account written by a concentration camp who had survived along with her mother‚ the soul survivors in a large group of women who were being marched away from the camp. He says‚ "the book...creates distance. It does not invite one to identify with it and makes no one sympathetic..." The same could be said of The Reader. The book is written in such a way as to distance one from the characters
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Novel: Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Lexile Level: 1020 Many have encouraged me to read Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet‚ finally I decided to give it a try. I’m not a huge fan of reading‚ however I was told that I would thoroughly enjoy every page of what was described as an "edge of my seat" read. I love a good book that puts you on edge and makes one feel like he or she absolutely must know the events on the next page. Therefore‚ how could I turn down a persuasion like that? I had to get a hold of this
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individual undergoes a traumatic situation‚ the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he gcanft remember to forgeth (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul. Critically acclaimed as gA formally beautiful‚ disturbing‚ and
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