Evilishness

How does work reflect, in some way, the character and skill of both the writer and reader?

   First, in dealing with the writer, their work is an extension of who they are. All the words that they wrote came from their brain. The characters they depict in their writings, good or bad, they invented. The writer develops the characters and so in a way becomes a part of them. The way that each character addresses problems and hard choices is limited by the writer and the ways they can think of to solve them. As the saying goes, there are many paths to the same place. In my work at a treatment center for teenagers I have found that to be true. Every now and then a kid would come to me with a problem that they needed help solving. Instead of giving them answers or telling them what I would do I found it more enjoyable to ask them questions to help them find their own answers. Many times the way they would decide to solve their problem, I would have never thought of, but it worked for them. So I think the writers skill and character would be reflected by how many different ways each character deals with the conflicts presented to them while having the characters remain true to their role in the story. Also, in whether or not obstacles were overcome, lessons learned, character progression (positive or negative), and the overall outcome of the story itself.

  As for the reader, I think it depends what they took away from the story when they're finished reading. Ten different people could read the same story and have ten different opinions on what the true meaning behind it was. Whatever substance the reader takes from a story, whether a mountain, pebble, or nothing, and how they apply that to themselves reflects the character and skill of the reader.

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