Analysis Of Joyce Carol Oates 'American Author'

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“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” ~Joyce Carol Oates, American Author

Joyce Carol Oates suggests that reading is the unique connection between the author’s idea and purpose and the reader. Through an author’s narration, readers can find themselves engrossed in the story and the feeling found within. Furthermore, Oates implies that reading is an effective way to share ideas and emotions with others which is slipped into “often helplessly.”

Oates is correct in her statement that reading is what transfers the soul, or story, between author and readers. It is more than a group of words that a person reads and feels nothing towards, it has an impact

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