The Pillow Book 2/2/2010

I began with reading Joseph Harris' book, because I felt that doing so would help with the other readings I was assigned. I found my way of critically reading because reading Harris' book had me envision the message that was being portrayed. his book had me thinking about "rewriting" in a different way. I understand the reasoning behind comparing and contrasting my ideas as I read. It gives an overall better understanding of the reading. It certainly helped me understand "The Pillow Book" and "S/Z" much better and it also had me more interested in the text. Overall, I think this book gave a good introduction to the semester to help dig deeper into the readings to make it easier to comprehend.