The mature reader perceives more than the surface elements of a short story.He appreciates the force and beauty of a superior style, the power of precise observation, and the subtle levels of meaning in symbolic or comparative prose.His reading enjoyment is enhanced by his grasp of how the author achieves his effects.He admires the craft as well as the art of writing.Reading intensively, he relates what he discovers to his personal experience and his view of the world.In an age where cheap sensations and images bombard him incessantly through a multitude of media, he not only reads- which is remarkable enough- he THINKS about what he reads.
David A. Sohn
Mrs. Giraldo's Website Tequesta Trace Middle School
