Analysis Of Unfortuna, By Henry David Thoreau

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Like Henry David Thoreau and his new word here take out constituents constituents promote, learning should be through experience. No physicist earns a degree through merely reading a textbook. They earn a degree through applying what they reading into the real world circumstances. In other words, they experience what they read. This is the intent of all novels. No author wrote a book in hopes that the reader wouldn't feel a connection or engagement to the story. Every author's intent is to capture or transport the reader, you, even if just for a moment, into a glimpse of their imagined “reality.” When words are given a voice they come to life. A voice gives a novel the ability to transform from a 2 dimensional page into a world where characters have personalities, and scenes feel tangible. Suddenly instead of just looking at a page, the reader is experiencing the story behind the words! …show more content…
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