1. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? The New York Times article "For women under 30, most births occur outside marriage" written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise could be read and interpreted differently by varying audiences. This all depends on things like their age, political beliefs, gender, as well as their personal values and opinions. Looking at this text from the conservative perspective with a middle to middle-high social status, and focus on traditional values; that reader will mostly agree with the opinions presented in these articles, and the certain biases. However, a younger and more liberal person in a lower and similar social status, with a relatively high education will most likely pick up on these biases, and disagree with the biggest statements made in this article. The focus on these perspectives will help illustrate the certain dichotomy between these two political beliefs, as well as provide an examp...
Throughout the novel Mahfouz explores the deep and inner thought of Said Mahran using a stream-of-consciousness narration. This type of narration started to be used more often as realist fiction and the modern literature movement began to grow. In the past, the focus of stories would often be to create something out of this world or mythical in order to create interest for novels. The main purpose was to entertain the audience and create a broad message and theme that most people can apply to their lives. However, as novels began to focus on more realist fiction, character development became more important for novels. With this new perspective, new narration styles were pioneered to help dive deep into the minds of characters to help create a realistic representation of human emotions and experiences. Mahfouz makes use of stream of consciousness narration throughout the novel in order to gain a better insight into the unstable mind of Said Mahran. He does this through inner monologu...
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