devices of non fiction text encourage responses from the reader, how do they do this ? We are often bullied into doing things against our will, this could also be said of expository texts which aim to inform, instruct and explain but importantly to persuade. They use shock value to force us to look at our values, attitudes and ideologies. When devices such as statistics, personal touch, persona, language and case studies are used the responses from the reader will have been deliberated by the author
experiences. “The reader is paying attention to the images, feelings, attitudes, associations that the words evoke in him” (Rosenblatt, 34) We create our own meaning from a literary work of art when we relate to it; when we can bring our own personal experiences to the table. It’s all about the relationship between the reader and the literary work of art. This is why the reader response criticism is so effective in order to interpret literary works of arts. It allows the reader to experience the
Reader-oriented Theories and Their Application to Ernest Hemingway’s Hills like white elephants From the very beginning of the literature people tended to criticize the literary works according to some certain criteria. Some critics claimed that the text itself is important and some other said the author and his style is the thing that should be focused on. Form and content were the other significant elements in the history of the literary criticism. In addition, the social and political influences
author’s beliefs to the reader. However, knowledge of the events in an author’s life can also raise challenging questions about their writings which would be left open to the interpretation of the reader. Psychological: Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theories have been used to investigate many elements of literature, such as: the motives of a character, the symbolic meaning of events in a piece of literature, the conscious or unconscious motives of an author, and the readers response to a text. For example
connects a work to certain times or places, revealing its historical influences. Therefore, the reader is required to perform research in order to learn more about the author’s life, the author’s time period and culture, and the way of reasoning during that time. Accordingly, with a critical eye, the reader should relate the information back to the work which will provide the reader with a richer understanding of the reading as well as with author’s message to the reader (Lynn 29-31). Beyond “close
mother had hired the new release out from the video store and had noticed that the director was Clint Eastwood, whose movies I had already had previous experience with and thoroughly enjoyed. This first viewing triggered quite a strong emotional response, so much so that I was even on the brink of tears. I obviously had found it easy to be entirely taken by the film in such a relaxed environment in the privacy of my own home with a person (my mother) whom I had direct relation to, and similar taste
Reader-Response on Soldier's Home The initial reaction I received from reading Soldier's Home, and my feelings about Soldier's Home now are not the same. Initially, I thought Harold Krebs is this soldier who fought for two years, returns home, and is disconnected from society because he is in a childlike state of mind, while everyone else has grown up. I felt that Krebs lost his immature years, late teens to early 20's, because he went from college to the military. I still see him as disconnected
the response of the reader is less important than the author, the text, and whatever symbolism might be found in the text. While ignoring the importance of reader-response may be justified in academia, it also holds true that without the reader, the need for literature would not exist. What specific properties lend value to literature? Though style and structure are important components and should not be completely disregarded, the meaning of the text is dependent upon the individual reader, and
The Tears of our Ancestors Every journey of our ancestors circulates in our lives much like the blood in our veins, as would water to a river. However, it is impossible to improve ourselves if we do not identify the past that frames our future. It is by acknowledging these moments in our past that we transcend ourselves into a destination worthy of the golden light of mortality. It is thus, that I attempt within the following paragraphs to assess what is the impact of our legacies surviving us,
Norman N. Holland has been the well- known representative of the psychological sub-trend under the umbrella-term Reader Response Criticism. He was affected greatly by the theory of psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud. Through his long life, Holland has contributed to the literary theory much. Most of the time, he is trying to explore the human brain and the minds of the individuals and their response to literature. In his autobiography, Holland informs us that he began teaching and writing in 1956. The