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Reader Response Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Reader-Response
Text have no meaning if there is no reader.
A successful Reader Response Critic does analyze his or own response and not
just respond to the text.
Each reader will interact with the text differently, the text may have more than
one valid interpretation.
Subjective and Objective Response
Subjective response of the text Objective response is
has its emphasis on the uninfluenced by any external
attitudes, moods, and opinions changes that may affect the
of the reader. perspective to it including
emotions.
Reader-Response Criticism offers a
subjective reading of the text.
Purpose
• The author; and