There are different reasons why people read. Some read for entertainment only, others read to enhance themselves, still others read to be more informed about their jobs. There are also reading for research, reading for study and reading for escape. There is, however, at least one thing that kind of or reason for reading have in common and that is in the fact that it helps in shaping your identity. Every time we read anything, from newspapers and magazines to novels and popular fiction as well as any kind of non-fiction, we consciously or unconsciously interact with the text. We may cry or get angry at certain characters in a novel or get upset and write letters to the editor due to certain articles. These interactions, I believe, influence the way we think, form opinions and act. Unconsciously we do not only have an opinion on what we read about but we also change our opinions as we read. Our identity is who we are, how we think and argue, what we like and dislike; and it help us m...
Reading as an active and productive time passing tool