Jensvdm Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Hello everyone, I'm supposed to write a written task 2 for IB, and the book that I chose to go with it was 'The things they carried' by Tim O'Brien. I chose question 1 'How could the text be read and interpreted differently by 2 different readers?', and I've sent my teacher a rough outline. My idea was to write an essay that compares the way an American and a Vietnamese reader would interprete the text during the Vietnamese war. However, my teacher said that it would beimprobable as TTTC was written after the Vietnamese war. Now my question to you is; how do I reason my way out of this problem? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcurrant Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) Be more specific about your readership. I am kinda surprised by your teacher's response though: I would have expected the more appropriate "your idea of a category "vietnamese reader" is hugely vague and undifferentiated...and unsophisticated. Ridiculous. Absurd. Outrageous. HOw can you even suggest such a thing in my class??? Back to the drawing board, with you now -- O' English A: LangLit inititate ! Maybe that helps? Edited June 3, 2017 by Blackcurrant Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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