How I Experience Reading

 

How I Experience Reading

 

When I read a book, my mind transforms into a blank movie reel that is waiting to be developed by the author.  It is very important that the author uses words with intention and purpose.  As I read the words, my mind creates the atmosphere that develops my setting for the story. These words also permit me to develop a makeshift appearance of what each character should look like.  Enough information has to be given to ignite my imagination with the ability to project these images.  If I cannot picture what the book is trying to say, I tend to lose interest in reading it. 

As my mind becomes engaged in the story, I begin to pull from prior knowledge and give life to the scenes.  I’m able to envision sights and assign sounds as the author continues to outline the vision for the movie that has begun to play in my mind.  As I become more and more engaged in the book, the roles of an antagonist and a protagonist are made distinct and my emotions begin to empathize or abhor resentment towards them.  My imagination makes way as I become a part of the author’s world and I begin to interact with and assign each character their traits.  It’s almost as though I have been transported into the story and must begin to problem solve and navigate through the different situations that arise along with the characters.