I think we can all agree that our reading lately have been a little more cryptic than usual. Nothing seems to mean what you think it means. As you read you can't just read the surface level of the story, you have to delve into symbolism and juxtaposition of words and directions used and word choice and all sorts of literary tools to get the actual meaning of the story. So after reading, and rereading and doing the questions, and asking Gabby, and looking over it another time, and talking about the story in a class discussion, I am finally able to understand the purpose or the meaning behind the story.
My thought for this week is what is the point? Why do these authors hide their meaning in-between the lines of their work? Why does it take so much thought just to try to figure out what the author is trying to say? Why doesn't the author just go right out and say it? Wouldn't that be so much easier? Especially with the stuff we've been reading recently. Who is the target audience for this stuff anyways? I dearly hope it is not everyday people of the country. In most the countries we've been studying in Latin America, there is a very low literacy rate, or if the people can read, it is not near the level of these writings. How do the authors expect everyday people to decipher the meanings behind these stories? I wonder if they don't. Maybe these stories instead are targeted toward the wealthy social elite, or even people in the United States. It almost seems like it is leaving out the uneducated of the countries. Who is writing for the everyday man who works at a farm all day in order to feed his family? It definitely is not the authors that we have been reading.
This is an interesting point, never thought of it like that. I think that when reading the stories, it is more clearly defined to the general public because they are living through that situation in that time period. It can also show us a more relatable aspect to certain ideologies or theories. There are also so many literary and factual writing on what is happening through out the world for an author to just simply says what he means would be the same thing. It's simply like saying why do we use metaphors? It helps us understand something better or more deeply.
ReplyDeleteI do think it is interesting that you brought up the point of low literacy rate. that's an interesting point that I would like to know more about.