After Alexie became a writer, he often visited schools and teach creative writing to Indian kids and let them read books. Indian children were expected to be stupid but after they read books they are refreshed. He wrote about those kids in the article [run on sentence. End the last sentence with a period and then integrate the quote] “they have read my books. They have read many books.
A: Does anything else make a book harder of easier? M: I think it’s- like reading words where the print is not so fine. You know, like fine print, the small letters? I hate books like that. It scares me.
Reading changed his attitude that the white men noticed; they figured out he was reading novels and questioned him about reading such deep and narrative stories. Wright being able to read is new to the southerners, but he too wondered if there was any Negros other than himself who read novels that he liked. He says, “My reading created a vast sense of distance between me and the world in which I lived and tried to make a living, and that sense of distance was increasing each day.” (Wright 434) From feeling great about life when he read novels that created something he’s never felt before, to wondering if he could hold up the feeling of terror, tension, and anxiety. He feels that “well-to-do negroes” didn’t exist in the world, he believes they’re from somewhere in another world, and that this world is occupied by
Also, in the real world, we'd feel sorry for these people, sympathize, or even evade them, viewing them as different, and maybe even discriminate against them (meaniieeess!). We would never think them of heroes/heroines or view them as someone great like we do with characters in literature. Chapter 22 went over characters who were blind. I always found blind characters
Stephen King was saying that confidence in prose will grow along with reading. King mentions that even reading bad books can be just as helpful as reading the great works of literature. These poorly written works can help the reader see and learn what not to do. For example, “Characters sat down to supper aboard their
Two part Response to “ The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading” Part 1. Summary In this essay, Ricky Moody writes an essay about the joy and enthusiasm of reading. He shares all of his beliefs about reading, like wandering through the stacks and picking out the first thing that strikes him. Ricky believes in books when others dislike them. Ricky choses the hardest books imaginable.
Well Montag take my word for it, [he has] had to read a few in my time, to know what [fireman] was about, and the books say nothing...[he] come[s] away lost,” (Bradbury 66). Beatty tries to keep Montag from reading books, but all that causes is for Montag to go a different direction that Beatty wants. Beatty helps Montag change into a better person without even trying and noticing. In many ways this is good that Beatty is trying to push Montag away from books because it just makes Montag rebel against
I think this is a good novel and I like it so far, even though it has many foreign languages, like French, Japanese, it still makes the story good. And the speed goes well. It is an interesting concept that looks at the world of publishing as well as the world of self-help.The story is very realistic, it brings up several questions and it is an enjoyable read. It shows people what would happen in the event that a self-help book about finding happiness would really work. I especially like this quote from the book, “ The two most important phrases in the human language are ‘ If only’ and ‘Maybe someday’.
When he caught him plagiarizing, it was to Jamal’s demise. However, William Forrester came to Jamal’s class – the class had been studying William’s book prior to his unexpected visit – and said that Jamal had permission to use the paragraph. Forrester taught Jamal a few different writing strategies that I’ve never heard about before. The most interesting, to me, was to just type on a keyboard and don’t stop typing. Once the writer feels they have come to a close, edit and fix the grammatical errors.
He takes his ideas and turns them into stories. Now, what do you think you'll do with your ideas?”Avi’s favorite book is the next one. He has no actual favorite like the Seer of Shadows, Something Upstairs or maybe a book from another writer. His advice to new writers is the more you read, the better your writing can be. Avi’s motto is, “Listen and watch the world around you.