My Deep Map
In my opinion, Dr. Seuss highlights the importance of reading it all when he writes, "The more things you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go (Dr. Seuss)." Those two sentences speak to me on so many levels. Not only do I think that reading is an important part of life, but it is the gateway to new and exciting adventures. Reading is what makes life fun and interesting. It can take anywhere that you allow it to. Those who do not read automatically lack the excitement in life, travels to foreign lands, and insight into wonderful beings. To me, reading has made into everything that I am today.
Reading is the key to an eventful life. With the ability to read, information pertaining to foreign cities and magical places, even those that are fictional, are permanently laid out in ink. The story is archived in print and public to all those who dare to read it. The story will always be there for the reader to enjoy and experience. Reading a novel is your affordable ticket to a new world filled with interesting people, places and events. In an afternoon, you can visit life in the Roaring 20's with Fitzgerald's Nick Caraway in The Great Gatsby or you can experience racism through the eyes of Scout, an adolescent girl, in To Kill a Mockingbird. Yes, you can always watch the movie version, but you will never be able to get into the character's thoughts without reading the words that the author so meticulously chose in order to express sincere thought and emotion. Words on paper can communicate thoughts and feelings on a different level than the big screen. One can also gain insight to life as a factory worker in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle for an afternoon, or choose to become a clever detective in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Literary works such as these can alter the reader's opinion and encourage him or her to do great things. Books can take you anywhere you allow them to; they’re the ticket to a short vacation into another world.
Books give the reader the opportunity to see into another character’s head. It is possible to see what life is like through another character’s eyes and experience their feelings and reactions. We all have different perspectives, which is part of the beauty of individuality, and reading accentuates that. It provides a chance to look through a lens, provided by the character or characters in a novel to react to events. We can understand different views pertaining to one event and can be affected, sometimes enough to alter our lens. Reading is a learning experience.
As mentioned before, reading has made me into the person I am today. Although Oh, The Places You’ll Go was not the very first book I read, it is one of the first books that have spoken to me from childhood and has inspired me to do something great, which is become a teacher. I hope to inspire my future students to read, whether it is a graphic novel, historical fiction, or a mystery, I hope to make reading a part of their lives, in some way. I have always read when I was little. In fact, I do not recollect an experience that did not revolve around reading. The books that I have mentioned throughout this Deep Map Legend have all affected me throughout my life. They have all changed the way that I perceive the world. I did not realize that Oh the Places You’ll Go would stick with me now, but the book emphasizes the importance of education, tied to reading, to a fulfilling life. I am now sure that reading has taken me somewhere and I hope that it takes my students somewhere as well. It gave me an answer; all of the education that I have learned is for a reason. I have gained an abundance of knowledge through the countless books that I have read, but none of them have so simply lain out of the facts as Dr. Seuss has done. “The more things that [I] read, the more things [I] will know. The more things [I] learn, the more places [I] will go.”
Reading is the key to an eventful life. With the ability to read, information pertaining to foreign cities and magical places, even those that are fictional, are permanently laid out in ink. The story is archived in print and public to all those who dare to read it. The story will always be there for the reader to enjoy and experience. Reading a novel is your affordable ticket to a new world filled with interesting people, places and events. In an afternoon, you can visit life in the Roaring 20's with Fitzgerald's Nick Caraway in The Great Gatsby or you can experience racism through the eyes of Scout, an adolescent girl, in To Kill a Mockingbird. Yes, you can always watch the movie version, but you will never be able to get into the character's thoughts without reading the words that the author so meticulously chose in order to express sincere thought and emotion. Words on paper can communicate thoughts and feelings on a different level than the big screen. One can also gain insight to life as a factory worker in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle for an afternoon, or choose to become a clever detective in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Literary works such as these can alter the reader's opinion and encourage him or her to do great things. Books can take you anywhere you allow them to; they’re the ticket to a short vacation into another world.
Books give the reader the opportunity to see into another character’s head. It is possible to see what life is like through another character’s eyes and experience their feelings and reactions. We all have different perspectives, which is part of the beauty of individuality, and reading accentuates that. It provides a chance to look through a lens, provided by the character or characters in a novel to react to events. We can understand different views pertaining to one event and can be affected, sometimes enough to alter our lens. Reading is a learning experience.
As mentioned before, reading has made me into the person I am today. Although Oh, The Places You’ll Go was not the very first book I read, it is one of the first books that have spoken to me from childhood and has inspired me to do something great, which is become a teacher. I hope to inspire my future students to read, whether it is a graphic novel, historical fiction, or a mystery, I hope to make reading a part of their lives, in some way. I have always read when I was little. In fact, I do not recollect an experience that did not revolve around reading. The books that I have mentioned throughout this Deep Map Legend have all affected me throughout my life. They have all changed the way that I perceive the world. I did not realize that Oh the Places You’ll Go would stick with me now, but the book emphasizes the importance of education, tied to reading, to a fulfilling life. I am now sure that reading has taken me somewhere and I hope that it takes my students somewhere as well. It gave me an answer; all of the education that I have learned is for a reason. I have gained an abundance of knowledge through the countless books that I have read, but none of them have so simply lain out of the facts as Dr. Seuss has done. “The more things that [I] read, the more things [I] will know. The more things [I] learn, the more places [I] will go.”
