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But to demand that a work be “relatable” expresses a different expectation: that the work itself be somehow accommodating to, or reflective of, the experience of the reader or viewer. The reader or viewer remains passive in the face of the book or movie or play: she expects the work to be done for her. If the concept of identification suggested that an individual experiences a work as a mirror in which he might recognize himself, the notion of relatability implies that the work in question serves like a selfie: a flattering confirmation of an individual's solipsism.

Rebecca Mead's Popular Quotes

I'm not a policy expert - I am only arguing that there is more to an education than an economic ticket.

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A book may not tell us exactly how to live our own lives, but our own lives can teach us how to read a book.

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The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do that.

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Best qualification for an aspiring journalist is curiosity.

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