Prompt #2 Response: How To Read Literature Like A Professor

Rereading is a second nature to me. I am the type of person who can reread a book up to five times. A person who rereads things in my opinion is someone who truly wants a better understanding of the text. They may as well want to deepen their awareness of a certain notion within the story. My voice teacher always has said “practice makes permanent”, therefore if one is regularly rereading a passage that causes them misperception they will eventually reach a point where rereading to apprehend something just becomes a routine. It is critical in understanding something that one goes back over it. For any class, Math in particular, if one does not understand a problem they will repeat it until they get it. Same goes for a sport, or competitive task.

However, rereading is not just for those who do not comprehend the text on the first reading. They may want to reread to excavate their linking to a character or passage, or possibly they want to catch something new. Every time one watches a movie for the second or third time, for example, there is always something that they did not see the last time. The same goes for rereading. An entire new world of possibilities can be opened up by rereading text. It does not mean someone does not understand the text. A person who goes back to reread is more than likely paying attention because something caught there eye. Rereading to me from personal involvement is something that helps to deepen an understanding of concepts, characters, and themes. A noble book is something I want to go back and reread, therefore I find it an essential key to understanding, plus wanting to know more on a definite topic.