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    What makes a someone a good reader? This might be something a teacher has asked their students before giving out a 5 page paper on it‚ but really think about the question. Being creative and understanding how the author of a story tries to convey their audience to feel a specific way after reading the piece of literature they worked so hard on can help make someone a good reader. It is important to understand what the author wants to convey in his story‚ and what an author is trying to get his audience

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    twenty-first century reader is always on the side of the outsider. By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question‚ show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader. Reader reactions vary enormously with personality‚ society and morals. The personality of the reader will dictate the extent

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    Wanex 5-2 The Benefit of Identifying with Literary Characters Vladimir Nabokov’s article “Good Readers and Good Writers” is an intriguing read that concentrates on his interpretation of what proper reading and great authors entail. He specifically articulates that one should read to comprehend minute details before summarizing the big picture of the text; if they try to create generalizations from the beginning‚ they will not be able to grasp the true meaning of the piece. He then explains that

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    emotional and physical baggage of wartime are brought to light. The most obvious and prominent feature of O’Brien’s writing is a repetition of detail. O’brien also passively analyzes the effects of wartime on the underdeveloped psyche by giving the reader close up insight into common tribulations of war‚ but not in a necessarily expositorial sense.. He takes us into the minds of mere kids as they cope with the unbelievable and under-talked-about effects or rationalizing death‚ discomfort and loneliness

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    organizing ideas and points. Also‚ good writing will permit readers to concentrate on ideas and may help the writer to give the impression that he knows what he is talking about. The first point is that we have to think about what college readers will expect. In general‚ writing in College may varies from course to course‚ point to point. For example‚ biology papers will absolute differ from English. In order to get the reader is to clarify some points: * Describing and organizing

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    Reader Response Theory - can be traced back to Aristotle and Plato - literature’s effect on the reader - sources in the writings of the French structuralists (who stress the role of the perceiver as a maker of reality) - reader criticism became recognized as a distinct critical movement only in the 1970s - less a unified critical school than a vague collection of disparate critics with a common point of departure - “Reader Theory” “audience theory” neutral terms

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    What is E-Book Reader? Compare any three E-book Reader. 1. Introduction: Humans always love reading; in fact‚ it continues to be a favorite pastime around the globe. Aside from simply being relaxing‚ reading also contributes towards sharing of information and knowledge between people from all around the world. Luckily‚ technology has caught up with reading enthusiasts in the form of electronic readers. Reading actual paperback books still has its own charm‚ but now more and more people

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    There is a variety of repetition in the passage. Phrases like ‘Dead and Buried’ are repeated to remind us‚ as readers‚ that most of Pip’s family is dead. The word ‘buried’‚ suggests that it happened some time ago and that he never knew them‚ which makes us feel pity and sympathy for the character. Pip talks about his life in the marsh country‚ where he resided by the river and near the sea. This could possibly highlight how Pip (small like a river)‚ may be connected to something greater than he

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    How does the writer make the reader feel pity for Veronica? Basically‚ the writer chooses Veronica’s friend to be the narrator- Okeke. Instead of making Veronica the narrator but the reason is that because the writer could use the narrator to make us feel pity for Veronica more easily and gives the reader more sensational feeling. She does not seem to care that there is no hope for a better life or the future. This is perhaps the main reason why we as readers feel more sympathy towards Veronica

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    Henry James seek to disturb and involve the readers in The Turn of the Screw? The Turn of the Screw is a Victorian‚ gothic novella‚ which seeks to disturb and involve the readers. James is able to achieve this through a variety of literary devices‚ including effectively building and maintaining suspense and the use of supernatural and gothic elements to disturb the reader. By far the greatest device used by James in disturbing and capturing the reader is the interpretive and speculative nature

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