I read because it helps me get out of my own world and thoughts for as long as I’d like, and I get to be someone else for a change. I get to fight battles, be in love, reach goals, be courageous, experiment and just have fun in my head. I enter a world where I can act out a character and am not afraid to be them. When I’m sad, angry, frustrated, bored, content, happy, or any emotion, I read. I visualize another world and another plot of events that I’m a part of. I’m not just me, but I’m every character that I read. I become them and quietly steal their identities as I fly through the pages of a book. In a really great book, I sometimes forget who I am even after I’ve put the book down. That’s how I know if it has really struck a chord in my emotions and feelings. Books make me happy. They make me feel everything at once without having to do anything but read the words on the pages. In every book I am learning new things and going to new places. I am entering new adventures that I don’t want to leave, but have to at the end. Why do I read? Because it helps me go on with my life. J
I like how you said this: " I become them and quietly steal their identities". Perfect reason to read and why so many love to.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of becoming someone else. I didn't really think of it in that way. I mean I see myself in the books themselves but I almost place myself there and being like them but not being them completely. I think I'll see now that I being the character themselves while reading now.
ReplyDeleteI agree:)
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