Reality only exists as a series of perceived appearances. These perceived appearances could possibly be different, or the same for all of us. This is an important concept to understand when studying literature because; we must have two different perspectives in our heads when reading in order to understand the full meaning of the text. When we read a novel, we must think from all perspectives to try and perceive all perspectives of reality, and to perceive all perspectives of the book. A lot of times, literary scholars get too caught up in their own perception of reality when reading, but we can’t dilute ourselves into believing that our perception is the totality of reality. Literary reality consists of both the reader’s reality, and the author’s reality. If you live in solely your reality, then you will only be living in half of the novel’s reality. The whole meaning of the novel can change when you read it with a different perspective.
Not only is perceiving reality in different ways important in reading and analyzing novels, it is also important in everyday life. It can help you understand other’s ideas and view points. The world consists of a reality, in which we have no solid knowledge of. Reality consists of everyone’s reality, which in reality, means that reality is nothing.
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While I understand what you said about reading from another's perspective, the way you conveyed your ideas was convoluted. You wrote, "Reality consists of everyone’s reality, which in reality, means that reality is nothing." Perhaps you were trying to be cheeky, but I had to reread this sentence several times to fully understand what you were trying to express. Try to make your writing and ideas clearer.
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