Sunday, January 29, 2012
good readers and good writers
In the reading of Nabakov's "Good Readers and Good Writers", I believe that Nabakov thinks that not everyone is a good reader. In this text, he states that one must first read then re-read any text. This is because the first act of reading something is only your mind's first attempt to understand it. He argues a very valid point that your eyes are ment for seeing, and not for comprehending written text, therefore, in order for your mind to fully understand something, you must re-read it. above and beyond that, Nabakov states, that in order to be a good reader, one must have a vivid imagination, an excellent memory, some sort of artistic sence and lastly a dictionary. I must say, I tend to agree with this.
I have read many times that one must read and continue to re-read any vast text to fully comprehend what youre reading. Take Nabakov for example, I had to read this small text 2 times to understand what exactly he was talking about throughout the full text. Some of the words i had to look up in a dictionary, which im glad I have. I could also imagine Nabakov jogging on the college campus and simply becoming engrosed in conversation with students about reading and writing. I consinder my self a decent reader only because if i dont understand something, i will reread it as many times as necessary for me to fully comprehend it. I will also look up definitions and have a pretty vivid imagination. I concider myself a decent writer, however as with anything in life, I could certainly improve my writing ability (hence all of the uncapitalized i's and punctuation errors.)
If you're curious about Nabakov, here is more information about him.
I have read many times that one must read and continue to re-read any vast text to fully comprehend what youre reading. Take Nabakov for example, I had to read this small text 2 times to understand what exactly he was talking about throughout the full text. Some of the words i had to look up in a dictionary, which im glad I have. I could also imagine Nabakov jogging on the college campus and simply becoming engrosed in conversation with students about reading and writing. I consinder my self a decent reader only because if i dont understand something, i will reread it as many times as necessary for me to fully comprehend it. I will also look up definitions and have a pretty vivid imagination. I concider myself a decent writer, however as with anything in life, I could certainly improve my writing ability (hence all of the uncapitalized i's and punctuation errors.)
If you're curious about Nabakov, here is more information about him.
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