Good Readers and Good Writers Analysis: Post #2

Nabokov's tone in "Good Readers and Good Writers" makes him seem like he is superior to others and peers should listen to his writing techniques. A small sentence from the essay "Can anyone be so naive as to think he or she can learn anything about the past from those buxom best-sellers that are hawked around by book clubs under the heading or historical novels?" makes Nabokov look like he is better then the "best-selling authors". This makes him seem arrogant in some ways. He sounds like he likes to be in charge and control others beliefs. Nabokov's tone also strikes me as passionate because of his forceful way he is trying to get his techniques across to the reader. He really cares about how people grasp the concepts he makes about reading and writing. Nabokov states, "If, however a would be reader is utterly devoid of passion and patience-of an artist's passion and a scientist's patience- he will hardly enjoy great literature." This is obviously one of his views on how important it is to be passionate about reading to enjoy it. From that statement readers can tell that he has passion when he reads and in his tone when he writes.

Bibliography! :
Nabokov, Vladimir. "Good Readers and Good Writers." Lectures on Literature. New York: Plurabelle Books, 1946