A Common Reader

economy in many ways. With deliberate thought, Summers chooses words like “us” or “our”, in the first paragraph. By incorporating these words, Summers displays he can relate well with the common audience. This would encourage readers he is on their side. Summers chooses to rally people together, to find a common audience. Manipulating with words that unify, Summers…

Cristian Bonetto from lonely planet.org entitled 'Singapore'- have in common the subject matter of Singapore. Even though both texts have a common thread of Singapore, the reader is shocked by the contrasting viewpoints that the texts offer on the same city of Singapore. While the audience of both texts is people who are looking for insightful information on Singapore, the purposes vary greatly. Text 1 aims to persuade the reader to not visit Singapore, describing it as a rather dystopian city…

the theme repeatedly throughout their stories and by using similar author’s crafts. Although it is quite clear that the message behind these stories are very similar, some still argue that these shorts have nearly nothing in common. While this claim may be true in some readers’ eyes, if these stories are carefully evaluated, it is obvious that their themes are very comparable. In these short stories, Bradbury and Hecker each use many aspects of author’s crafts, the most prominent being…

conveys the narrator’s overwhelmed state by pulling the reader into the character’s experience with a personal narrative. Descriptive imagery and metaphors also contribute to increasing the reader’s understanding of the character’s tumultuous emotions. To make the reader feel a connection with the character Tim O’Brien, O’Brien repeatedly uses first person for the narrative of the character’s thoughts. The repetition of “I” causes the reader to subconsciously put himself or herself in the…

Through fiction, people are given insight into new perspectives from a wide variety of authors and characters, and develops a sense of empathy in readers that furthers their connection to each other. The knowledge offered by fiction is best demonstrated through insight on society, one's own nature, and other perspectives. Fiction provides the reader with a deeper understanding of their own society, other societies, and possible societies. Through intricate worldbuilding, authors are able to…

poem Don Juan states that it is difficult to write about issues that are common to people however, it can also refer to the difficulty of writing about objects that exist in our environment that people often overlook such as nature and buildings. Emotional problems are difficult to write about because it requires a certain amount of vulnerability and often people struggle to express them in a way that is easily understood. Common objects can also be challenging to explain because they exist…

His overall all article is contingent on maintaining common ground with the reader, but even then, that isn’t enough. For example, his allusion to the movie Space Odyssey created an awkward sense of confusion for a good majority of the millennial generation he’s targeting. Just by quickly googling the year this movie was released, which happened to be 1968, many millennials would not understand this allusion. If the reader was remotely interested in the text or just wanted to get a clearer…

Analysis: Littering Look around. Everywhere litter can be discovered. Highways, forests, even playgrounds. It can be assumed that the higher the population the higher the pollution. Many people are guilty of the common crime, whether they admit it or not. What does this say about the people who litter? Looking at the advertisement provided, it shows the extent of their laziness. All in the entire article happens to attack people who throw trash on the ground no matter the size, or location.…

particular ad relies heavily on contrast and sharp alignments to create an emotional pull in the audience and shock the reader. The advertisement’s surprising nature and fairly…

thought processes of those experiencing battle. The author uses a unique blend of language to convey his message, while his characters and themes combine to bring to light the truths of humanity and draw readers in. “The Things They Carried” is the best literary example of an emotional connection to readers because the use of interior monolog, distinct diction, and character…