The Transformative Power of Reading (Movie Review Sample)

The Transformative Power of Reading Student Name University Course Professor Name Date The Transformative Power of Reading In the video ‘The Benefits of Reading, the speaker seeks to explain how people can benefit from the change. She passionately follows the lifelong idea of the change of persons through reading literature. There is one point that I think has a lot of truth and that is when she says that reading fosters empathy and understanding. Here is how Lee described her encounter, she stated how Abilene’s story helped her to think about society's injustices. This is similar to the idea that I had; for example, after going through this passage, the book by Khaled Hosseini, “The Kite Runner”, evoked a lot of sympathy for the characters' struggles. The mentioned line “There is a way to be good again” impacted me so that touched me in a certain way, to some extent stressing the theme of repentance and forgiveness. If I would make the video from scratch like how Lee did, then I have to include some other examples that depict reading and the effect it has had on me. For instance, explain how different writers’ books have opened my eyes to perspective. It reminded me of the first time when I read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s; Americana.” The main story’s exploration of the main black immigrant female character gave me a great insight into race and ethnicity relations in America which made me realize that was formerly a mystery to me. This book helped me to understand different aspects of different cultures and it tailored my perception of the Reading can indeed remind us that fiction can put us in someone else’s skin. In addition, I would stress the pleasure of reading as a communal activity. Lee talks to her audience about a girlfriend that she has who loves reading books like her. I too love reading books. In my local library, there is always a monthly which is book club, where I get to associate with equally fans of literature. This not only helps to comprehend the literature works but also forms the feeling of community. The number of statistical data can be increased to many examples that can back the claims made in the video. Lee cites an article from Elite for instance that claims reading ability is related to performance ac...