THE CRITIC AND THE PLEASURE READER

   

    Do you read a literary piece looking for the message and interpretation the writer is projecting?

    Do you read a literary piece because it is interesting, and you don't care about the message or interpretation the writer is projecting?

   If your honest answer is YES to the first question, you can be a LITERARY CRITIC

   If your honest answer is YES to the second question, you are a PLEASURE READER

  THE LITERARY CRITIC

     The literary critic examines, describes and 'throws-more-light' on literary works. The critic is concerned about the deeper meaning and main idea of the literary work. He asks investigates and evaluates the contents of a literary creation. The critic carries out an in-depth analysis of a literary piece.

THE PLEASURE READER

      The pleasure reader reads for pleasure as the name implies. He ignores the literary piece once he feels it is "boring". One mark of the pleasure reader is that at first he is interested in the literary piece but gradually loses interest and might not finish it. Another mark of the pleasure reader is that he would not usually be able to give the details of the story and might forget various parts of the literature.