The Reader

many readers from age six to 96. It holds the power to share a story that can reveal a reality on real life, but it can also be there to simply bring laughter in an impossible utopia. Many writers have this plan and idea in mind before they set out to write a fictional work of art, however what the reader receives from that written piece can be totally different; nevertheless, it impacts the reader in one way or another. Literature has the power to give voice to the powerless, allows readers to…

appearance is tired, sickly to represent how many Americans were feeling at the time, and to show that many still did not have hope for the future. Brown describes her in a manner as well that makes the reader feel resentment towards her even more, and makes her an easier target for the reader to direct their animosity at her for all the pain she has put Joe through. One of the themes shown through this description of Thula appears to be that of despair and gloom that does not seem to want to…

Let’s Take the Long Way Home follows a generally linear plotline, from Gail’s and Caroline’s initial meeting through Caroline’s death; however, Caldwell occasionally interrupts the story line to elaborate and translate scenes for the reader. She pulls the reader away from the scene and explains why it matters. The translations are often introduced…

character(s) to create an interesting scene in the reader’s head. In addition, there are two stories that are exemplary examples of authors creating suspense to draw their readers in by incorporating different techniques. In the story The Pedestrian, by Ray Bradbury, is a model of an author creating suspense by ending his story with the reader having a suspicion of what’s going to happen, but doesn’t actually clarify the results at the end of the book . In the end of The Pedestrian it says…

techniques impact the reader in a way that helps them better understand the protagonists’ emotional changes. Allowing this insight through the characters’ development McCarthy gives the reader a connection to her short story. McCarthy demonstrates such impactful character development through the plot, language and narrative of the story. To start off with McCarthy’s narrative revolves around the character telling the story. This creates a great connection to the reader and allows the reader to…

” Michelle Alexander vigorously argues the means in which the American prison system disenfranchises poor people of color by creating a dynamic author-reader relationship through the use of pathos, logos, and ethos, to effectively persuade and appeal her claims to the reader. Utilizing the pathos approach, Alexander evokes emotion from the readers through her use of emotive and visual diction. Moreover, Alexander uses the ethos approach by including the sources and citations or the information…

interest. It's look like a hook. If the essay have a good and exciting interdaction the reader will continue to read. The information in interdaction have just main points or exciting idea or any thing can catch the reader. For example, the interdaction in Sarah's essay. The interdaction have information can make the reader's continue to read. The interdaction start with facts and alwayse the facts get the readers attnetion. On otherwise, the information in background have the deatails for the…

popular sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, to request money from his audience, so that mosquito nets may be purchased for African countries. Reilly’s appeals to ethos help persuade the reader to listen and believe him. Reilly’s first statement of his article persuades the reader to trust him when he asks the reader, “I’ve never asked for anything before, right?” (Reilly). He instantly…

poem is extremely important. Creating a world or “image” for a reader to indulge him/herself in is a tremendous task but done right it is absolutely beautiful. Using elements in a story is much easier than in a poem because poems are stereotypically shorter and in a poem you have to be precise and use your words as a way to vaguely intrigue the reader. Literary elements such as imagery, setting, and tone are all affect how the reader perceives your works and the story. The poem “ The Waking”…

class offered here at the University of Oklahoma, the textbook used is Social Problems written by William Kornblum and Joseph Julian. The design of a textbook can often influence the usage of the textbook. Social Problems design decrease the amount readers utilize the textbook because the authors and designers fail to consider students’ response…