The Uncommon Reader

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

The Queen from The Uncommon Reader and Menocchio from The Cheese and the Worms lived hundreds of years apart, however they exhibit a variety of similarities in their endeavors in reading. Both the Queen and Menocchio were reintroduced to the world of reading by a “guide” at a later age in life and their newfound passions lead to general disapproval from their surroundings for failing to fulfill their appropriate roles as a public figure and obedient slave, respectably. This disapproval ultimately

problematic to the average person. “The document “From of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford was extremely difficult to read due to his use of uncommon words, run on sentences, and choppy paragraphs. These things may cause the reader to lose interest or have a hard time comprehending Bradford’s writing. In this document, William Bradford uses very uncommon words that can be hard to comprehend

Not That F Word It is not uncommon to sometimes hear or see what here in America is considered to be a strange or different name and decide to make fun of it or the holder of that name. This is a major obstacle that an Iranian immigrant named Firoozeh Dumas, author of “The ‘F-Word” had to face. She illustrates a picture using words about the hardships that her name has brought upon her during her entire life. Throughout her essay, she uses real-life examples, humor, and a conversational tone to

that Winfrey is seen using is anecdotal narration. Anecdotal narration is a strategy that is often seen to be used to evoke an emotion from the reader to achieve the author’s purpose with a short story. An example would be in the

while mowing some hay, believes that a scythe is whispering. As the speaker debates whether it is fantasy or reality, the overall theme of reality being the sane and comforting approach is developed through various stylistic techniques. As the reader initially reads "Mowing", an initial observation is Frost's use of repetition. In the entirety of the poem, Frost emphasizes the word "whisper". The writer does this primarily to distinguish the action of the scythe, which is what the purpose of the

advanced and uncommon, so if there were any comedy involved many readers would not notice. The dialogue Shakespeare used may have been common and understandable back in his time, but in today's modern day it is much different. Dogberry states "Goodman Verges, sir, speaks a little off the matter-an old man, sir, and his wits are not so blunt.” Nobody speaks old English as a native language today. Many who understand it are usually

with its not uncommon language and diction would be a score of two. The poem has many familar words that help give the meaning and general understanding. However there are some uncommon words that might prevent the reader from understanding the meaning fully. For example, words used that might do that are despair, least sound, and wood drake. If the reader didn’t understand that a wood drake is a type of duck, then the understanding of the next line would be confusing. If the reader didn’t know what

and Stephen J. Dubner take perspectives that are unheard of in any other writing while simultaneously comparing the most unique and uncommon ideas to each other. As they study everyday life, readers see insight to the ways in which the world really functions and runs. As they study the world the authors continue to ask questions, thus continuing to challenge the reader to seek for a deeper answer. Through these highly untypical questions, Levitt and Dubner are able to display that the root of economics

never troubled me before, but they troubled me now, as vulgar appendages.” (Dickens 64). This quote adequately tells of the first moment in which Pip viewed his being common as a bad thing. In that moment Pip unconsciously realizes he wants to be uncommon. Considering Pip’s large aspirations and primitive time period, children had a very difficult time accomplishing tasks or achieving desires themselves, so support from a father figure or good friend was a necessity. In Pip’s case, the support comes