Essays on Reader

When I started the semester, I thought myself to be a very visual learner, critical thinker, through reader, and an underdeveloped writer. As I have progressed through the semester I have learned a lot more about how I tackle the battle of developing as a…

Written narratives often exist within a clear text-reader relationship established by an author. The act of reading and experiencing a text—its reception—inevitably causes some kind of reaction for the reader. Reception theory is the theoretical study of the variety of ways in which a text…

How does Steinbeck take you into the lives of the characters? After reading a novel by John Steinbeck, you feel as though the characters have been thoroughly described. One of Steinbeck’s tools to accomplishing this is by illustrating the setting through his words. He is…