Reader Response Theory

What is the main principle of Reader-Response Theory?

• that the author has an implied reader

• that individuals all have different world views, beliefs and experiences

• that the reader's response to a text is vital to the interpretation of it

• that reading is very exciting

What is important in this criticism?

• text

• reader

• author

• reader and text

This school of literary theory is mainly concerned with the reader and the reading process and how they work together to create meaning.

• Formalism

• Biographical

• Constructivist

• Reader-Response

Supporters of Reader-Response theory believe that every reader will gain a unique interpretation of the text because each reader has distinctive feelings and experiences.

• True

• False

One disadvantage of Reader-Response Theory is that it does not account for a wide reading of the text where the reader can make connections to what they're reading and the world they live in. Instead, Reader-Response theory focuses only what the reader's interpretation which can be quite narrow, depending on the reader.

• True

• False

One benefit of Reader-Response theory is that it allows teachers to connect with their students on a personal level.

• True

• False