Summary Of The Ethics Of Reading Close Encounters By Jane Gallop
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Jane Gallop's article "The Ethics of Reading: Close Encounters" concentrates on the way we read and on the ideally way we should read. She gives the name of close reading to the type of reading she teaches in her courses. By close reading, Gallop is not dealing with identifying the untold message the texts have, she just wants her students and her audience to simply pay attention to what is written in the paper, that is all. She supports her thesis with five main elements: unusual vocabulary, repetition of words, images or metaphors, italics or parentheses, and footnotes. Gallop emphasizes that paying attention to the elements previously mentioned, the reader will obtain a broader and clearer perspective of what the author of the text is trying