Unlike most kids out there my age I love to read. While most kids would rather watch a movie or a television show, just lock me in a room with a good book and I’ll be just fine. When I think of myself as a reader, as silly as it sounds I feel I relate to this cute hedgehog in many ways such as the way I approach reading, my process of reading and my participation in reading communities. When approaching something I am going to read I am extremely cautious about what I choose to pick up, like a hedgehog is careful to watch for predators when scurrying about in the forest. With the millions of books out there it can be overbearing when I can only choose one at a time to read. So I like to take my time and choose just the right book for myself
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When I pick up a book I begin skeptical but my doubt usually turns to excitement as to what the next page might bring as I read further. For me a book is like a five course meal each part of the book should be savored and thoroughly enjoyed, but like a hungry three hundred pound man I am always looking into the future, pondering what the author might throw my way next or what the next course will bring. Most of the time I find I have to force myself to stop reading, in an effort to make the book last longer. I remember school days when all I could think of was getting home and hopping into my bed and disappearing into that exciting place in my imagination. Another thing I do, is I tend to read series of books instead of just a single novel, this makes that surreal place last longer instead of just dying after only one book. Also I take my time when I am in the process of reading. I proceed carefully through every sentence picking apart all its meanings and attempting to read between the lines. I always saw myself as a slow reader but never did I actually understand how significantly until I took the SAT and not meaning to, but I used up all my time for one section on just reading a passage. Another reason behind my painfully slow reading is that I enjoy letting my imagination flow. To me that’s the very reason …show more content…
Both are cautious when approaching the unknown such as the hedgehog with surroundings and myself with choosing books to read. Also a hedgehog resembles my process of reading by recognizing how slow they are. This represents my process of reading because I read so slowly and I enjoy analyzing and imagining the story as I proceed through a book. Lastly, our community is similar in the uniqueness, but that is almost nonexistent because of the discovery I made towards the end of this text. The discovery that I’m in a community of people who think they aren’t in a community. That is why I chose a hedgehog of all the shapes, animals, and things to relate my approach to reading, my process of reading, and my community of reading
When I pick up a book I begin skeptical but my doubt usually turns to excitement as to what the next page might bring as I read further. For me a book is like a five course meal each part of the book should be savored and thoroughly enjoyed, but like a hungry three hundred pound man I am always looking into the future, pondering what the author might throw my way next or what the next course will bring. Most of the time I find I have to force myself to stop reading, in an effort to make the book last longer. I remember school days when all I could think of was getting home and hopping into my bed and disappearing into that exciting place in my imagination. Another thing I do, is I tend to read series of books instead of just a single novel, this makes that surreal place last longer instead of just dying after only one book. Also I take my time when I am in the process of reading. I proceed carefully through every sentence picking apart all its meanings and attempting to read between the lines. I always saw myself as a slow reader but never did I actually understand how significantly until I took the SAT and not meaning to, but I used up all my time for one section on just reading a passage. Another reason behind my painfully slow reading is that I enjoy letting my imagination flow. To me that’s the very reason …show more content…
Both are cautious when approaching the unknown such as the hedgehog with surroundings and myself with choosing books to read. Also a hedgehog resembles my process of reading by recognizing how slow they are. This represents my process of reading because I read so slowly and I enjoy analyzing and imagining the story as I proceed through a book. Lastly, our community is similar in the uniqueness, but that is almost nonexistent because of the discovery I made towards the end of this text. The discovery that I’m in a community of people who think they aren’t in a community. That is why I chose a hedgehog of all the shapes, animals, and things to relate my approach to reading, my process of reading, and my community of reading