A Common Reader

competent reader (Anstey, 2002). This model aims for balanced content for the development of resources used in reading practices (code breaker, meaning maker, text user and text analyst) (Anstey, 2002). The first part of the Four Resource, code breaking, requires using semiotic systems used within texts to make sense of the “marks on the…

basis of what readers relate to. Fox Morris had commented on how a character compels the reader to react to the character’s wants and needs. The character wants to pressure the reader emotionally enough to have an effective connection with the story and characters so they are engaged. The characters are in the story for the reader. An example of creative characters is the book, Hunger Games. The Hunger Games entraps the reader with its main character, Katnis Everdeen. One quote that a reader is…

The first time the reader is able to clearly see a sign of vengeance was the morning of the murder. As like every Monday morning, Santiago went it to get his morning cup of coffee at his local diner. The cook had been sexually abused by Santiago’s father when she was a little…

nature, historical events, and can be used to express one’s creativity. It can also be used to give moral guidance; this was Arthur Miller’s reasoning behind writing The Crucible. In this dramatic retelling of the Salem trials, Miller ensnares his reader with stories of adultery, betrayal, and material greed. His intention, however, is not to entertain with operatic drama. This play is a cautionary tale about finger pointing and its potentially fatal consequences. When people allow hysteria to…

The quote above has such a big impact on regular readers. The quote’s meaning makes you realise why you actually want to read a book. It’s for the thrill of seeking new meaning in your life, and experiencing new emotions that while reading the books stirs up inside of you. A writer of every book has one target that he or she has to achieve. If that target is to get the readers crying, or to make the readers feel important, or to grasp the readers every emotion and play with there feelings, the…

during the Iranian Revolution. While reading the two graphic novels of “Persepolis” and “The Watchmen”, you’ll be subconsciously comparing and contrasting the features between the two stories. So how does the weird-dark color palette comic have any common with a childlike…

Thought Louis H. Sullivan is the author of the article “Thought,” he notes that he wants people to think without the use of words. Sullivan conveys that words and the spoken language are a brief moment of thought that is declared out for the world to hear, but to be neglected. In his article, Sullivan encourages people to instead of using words, to try and use our imagination and creativity as a form of thinking in the mind. The use of imagination and creativity is a unique technique, and this…

those components contain the use of sense, which mean they don’t fully describe a situation, but are capable of adding emphasis. For example, as the boy jumps down from the tree his, “face burns and tickles with cobwebs’’(45). With extra detail, the reader is able to uncover the character's circumstances, and construct a greater apprehension of their situation. As a result, the author continues to explain the individual's actions with the help of sense. For instance, towards the culmination of…

In today’s world, people struggle to find a way to truly enjoy a novel. From the way a book is written- hopeful metaphorical aspects that lift readers off their feet-to the language on the page, merely as well as the vital plotline of the story to begin with-readers today are picky, with their meticulous ways to judge a novel. Yet Jandy Nelson has proven herself to be a writer of today’s age; her novels are filled with compelling aspects of her personal connections and inspirations, her clever…

Kate Peterson’s lyrical essay To All Those Who Say Write What You Know, is a two page nonfiction memoir of her life in London. The title of Kate’s lyrical essay is significant because she is addressing an audience who demands that one should write of things they have knowledge or firsthand experiences. This is may sound simple and inspiring at first for writers, but attempting to write on what you know can be a challenging request because memories can be distorted. This was evident in Kate’s…