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"A poem is what the reader lives through under the guidance of the text and experiences as relevant to the text" (Louise Rosenblatt).

"A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together" (Norman Cousins).

"Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?" (Henry David Thoreau)

"Empathy depends not only on one's ability to identify someone else's emotions but also on one's capacity to put oneself in the other person's place and to experience an appropriate emotional response" (Charles G. Morris).

Overview Of __Reader Response Criticism__
The reader uses their own personal experiences to come up with the meaning of what the story is all about. Personal connections are used by the reader to relate to the story.

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1. Do you think this is a valid theory for looking at literature and of the world?
Yes, this is a valid theory because personal connections often help one relate to the story and understand it better. This theory helps the reader with introspection, which is the examination or observation of one's own mental and/or emotional processes. Moreover, it makes the storyline more interesting and one can put themselves in the characters "shoes". Reader's Response pushes one to empathize with a situation that is occurring in the real world.

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In //To Kill A Mockingbird,// Scout wants to fight Walter Cunningham but Jem stops her and ends up inviting Walter over for dinner. He knows the issues and hardships the Cunningham's deal with, and puts himself in Walter's shoes and understands how he must feel.======

“If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. . . until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it" (To Kill A Mockingbird).

This is a great example of Reader's Response Criticism because if the reader has ever gotten bullied before, he or she can put themself in Walter's shoes and/or Scout's and better understand their viewpoints.