List the top 3 reasons why you read. Then compare that list to what Dante says in Canto V of the Inferno
about why Francesca and Paolo read? How does our motivation for reading
affect what we take from our reading? Are there correct or incorrect
motivations for reading?
1. I read because I love stories and I love being captivated and learning about the characters. I feel like when I'm reading I'm making friends with the characters and for a moment being apart of a their life. Reading also increases your capacity to imagine and your knowledge of life and your vocabulary.
2. I read because it is required for my classes.
3. I read the scriptures to be spiritually uplifted, to learn of the Lord and his council.
In Canto V, Paolo and Francesca read for pleasure. Dante doesn't agree because he thinks they should only read for educational purposes. You should read and then go and act upon the things they have learned. I like this because I really value learning and I think that we can better our lives through reading. Unfortunately, I don't think that Dante would read all the same books as I do because sometimes I do just read for fun.
I know that when I read with motivation I take a lot more from my books and am more able to remember what I have read. This especially occurs when I am reading for my classes, if I am interested in the material I am reading I take a lot more from it.
I don't think that there are any incorrect motivations for reading but I do believe that you must read good books. In my life I have stopped reading several books because they have made me almost depressed and I don't think that is right. I think reading in general is just a very beneficial activity and as long as you are actually reading then you are on the right track.
1. I read because I love stories and I love being captivated and learning about the characters. I feel like when I'm reading I'm making friends with the characters and for a moment being apart of a their life. Reading also increases your capacity to imagine and your knowledge of life and your vocabulary.
2. I read because it is required for my classes.
3. I read the scriptures to be spiritually uplifted, to learn of the Lord and his council.
In Canto V, Paolo and Francesca read for pleasure. Dante doesn't agree because he thinks they should only read for educational purposes. You should read and then go and act upon the things they have learned. I like this because I really value learning and I think that we can better our lives through reading. Unfortunately, I don't think that Dante would read all the same books as I do because sometimes I do just read for fun.
I know that when I read with motivation I take a lot more from my books and am more able to remember what I have read. This especially occurs when I am reading for my classes, if I am interested in the material I am reading I take a lot more from it.
I don't think that there are any incorrect motivations for reading but I do believe that you must read good books. In my life I have stopped reading several books because they have made me almost depressed and I don't think that is right. I think reading in general is just a very beneficial activity and as long as you are actually reading then you are on the right track.
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