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individual undergoes a traumatic situation, the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he gcanft remember to forgeth (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul. Critically acclaimed as gA formally beautiful, disturbing, and

#1: The distinction between a Carnal reader and a Courtly reader is first, a Carnal reader takes little responsibility in caring for their books. Essentially, they see a book as a container, that carries words and phrases in a specific sequence. They only care for the words, so they mistreat the container by bending it, scratching it, and other forms of eradicating the container. They continue to use it to store the words. As for Courtly readers, they treat the book as if it was a living newborn

1.Early Emergent Readers- these readers only just beginning to understand that reading needs to make sense. Books have a strong picture support and large print; they have repeated vocabulary. Early Emergent Readers are learning the alphabet and starting to recognize upper and lowercase letters. They can identify most letters by name. They are able to use some letters and sound knowledge to decode some words. They are aware of some punctuation and capital letters, but not always use them in their

A Kinder Reader When one thinks of stories that improve us as human beings, Aesop’s Fables comes to mind, not the dark, dank, heroin‑laced world of Mohsin Hamid’s Moth Smoke. But, reading is like fashion, and one man’s cherished plaid pants are another man’s horror. Not all fiction can directly dole out moral advice, such as Jane Austen’s warnings about the dangers of hasty judgment in Pride and Prejudice, but almost all fiction can proffer tales that at the very least expand our range

Easy Reader Reflection Essay Aly Daniels Composing an easy reader has helped me understand the genre because before this project I did not realize all of the stipulations and rules that are required in order for the book to be considered an easy reader. When my group began to work on this assignment, we thought that it would be relatively easy and straightforward. However, when we got together we realized that we had not followed a lot of the regulations needed in order for our book to be an easy

to elicit a desired response from the reader, for there are two types of readers an author must consider: the implied reader and the actual reader. The implied reader is “assumed and created by the work itself” whereas, the actual reader brings his/her own experiences to the text and thus each reader takes away a different message from a text (MacMannus, para 1). Du Bois's narrative, “A Mild Suggestion”, attempts to ensure a certain response, from the reader, by including a description of the passengers'

works. In 1932, Woolf released The Second Common Reader, which comprises of twenty-six essays relating various literary topics. Our particular interest deals with the essay titled, “How Should One Read a Book?”, a section about exactly what the title states. Throughout the section, Woolf provides her opinion regarding how readers should read while still acknowledging how people will read in any way they desired. However, her main point deals with readers’ perception and interpretation of a work based

The Perpetual Guilt of the Holocaust Displayed by Hanna Schmitz and Michael Berg in The Reader by Bernhard Schlink The theme of guilt is portrayed by both Michael Berg and Hanna Schmitz in The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Hanna has a lot of guilt for her role in the Holocaust. She also has guilt for what she does to Michael and because she is illiterate. Michael’s guilt stems from what he knows about Hanna’s past and also what Hanna blames him for and pushes onto him during their relationship. The

One such story is seen in Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader. One of The Reader’s main theme and arguably most important is illiteracy. The idea of illiteracy in the novel however is not just literal but also has other implications as well. The use of illiteracy is not only for its literal sense but also for

Nabokov: Providing a Flood and Lifeboat In Nabokov’s 1948 “Good Readers and Good Writers,” the reader has the opportunity to view the possibilities of a beautiful collision of a major reader and a major writer. This piece discusses reading and writing: skills that have become standardized and slightly devalued as education has advanced. Literacy has become so expected that little thought is put into what defines a good reader or writer; Nabokov tackles this idea head on. Nabokov’s intention

Effectiveness of Stylistics on the Reader Stylistics are used in writing to set various pieces of literature apart, while also determining the effectiveness said literature has on the reader. The novels Such is My Beloved and By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept both involve the concepts of sex and religion, but are each enjoyed by different groups of readers, Factors that highlight these differences include the point of view which story is told from, the word choice by the author, and the

The Effect of Literacy on Morality in Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader In The Reader, Hanna Schmitz is a representative figure whose capacity for moral judgement is much influenced by her illiteracy. Hanna has a great secret that she would risk her life to hide--her illiteracy, which she tries to hide by continuously switching jobs. One of her jobs is a concentration camp guard, which is considered to be an immoral and unethical position except in the Nazis’s biased perspective. Another considerably

In the essay Why Readers Disagree, Tim Parks suggests that art does not exist, for people only consider objects as art by whether it can relate to their perception shaped within their particular communities. Parks stated in his essay that "when writing reviews I have occasionally used this kind of approach to help me get a fix on writer". The kind of approach Parks stated in the quote means Parks’ approach to the readers on whether the readers would break the conventional moral rule. Breaking the

In Bernhard Schlink’s philosophical novel, The Reader, the attempt to separate the past events from the future is contrasted with the intertwined nature of the past and future. The book investigates whether one should acknowledge and accept one’s history or whether one should consign a negative past to oblivion to begin a new future. Schlink explores this through characterization, symbolism and structure. The myriad of symbolic imagery in The Reader explores the connections between the past and

Schlink’s “The Reader” is set in Germany during the 1950’s. One of the main characters is Hanna, a 35-year-old woman who is somewhat brutal and has a significant lack of compassion. Her past had a major impact on her interactions with the other characters in the novel as well as her behaviour. This could be due to her guilt regarding her war crimes, as well as trying to keep her illiteracy a secret. From the beginning of the novel, the lack of information provided to the reader regarding Hanna’s

the text. The reader is able to simply locate the information and copy, paraphrase or summarize. (summarize, count, name, list, copy, record, retell). Ex. questions: Who are the characters in the story? What is the name of the villian? Who is the main character? Where did they go on their vacation? What does Batman say to the Joker in Chapter 1? What happens in this chapter? Inferential questions have responses that are indirectly stated, implied, or require other information. The reader needs be able

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett is an eye opener to many in the modern age as millennials like myself who have dispersed of reading and have moved on to the modern age of technology. The Uncommon Reader demonstrates how reading can attract many non-readers and break certain stereotypes toward reading. As someone who was an avid reader and has gradually left the books for videos and social media. I hope to rediscover a connection with reading unlike the dying age of readers in this era. Reading

readability and understandability of the readers, as well as maintaining the purpose of the text. Editors suggest appropriate changes according to what the writer wants to accomplish and the intended audience –which determines the content, organization and tone. Thus, the end result of substantive editing is a balance between the writer’s intentions with the reader’s expectations which in turn serves the text reliable, accurate and hopefully, useful. Readers respect authors when there is no faulty

Who is the contemporary reader? The contemporary reader can be anyone from someone living in a war-stricken country to someone living a first world country. Marjane Satrapi had to think about this when writing her autobiography Persepolis. She had to make the lessons in her novel relevant to every group of people. Even though many people say that Persepolis isn’t relevant to contemporary readers it is because it talks about different cultures, Satrapi’s coming of age, and the main theme; always stand

Good Readers Read for Enjoyment Many people have never considered, in-depth, the idea of what makes a good reader. Surface level first idea that pops into many people's’ heads is someone who can read fast and understand the text. In reality, the definition is debatable and much more complex. Being able to define a good reader allows for us to have a goal or guideline of what we, as individual readers, should be doing or striving to do. Some view a good reader as someone who can analyze and really