The Fishbowl

Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or “audience”) and their experience of a literary work, in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work.

Reader response theory- making the story personal.
Connecting with the contents on a personal level, interpreted through your perception based on your own experiences. There is a template there, and a frame of reference, but ultimately the value and experience from what is read is a personal experience, specific to individuals.

Commonalities may be found together with like minded individuals, similar interpretations similar experiences amongst different people from all different backgrounds. Personally, I wasn’t much of a reader until age 24, roughly, and since then I have really found a joy in reading, all sorts of different pieces, fiction or non fiction, informational biographical or memoir all sorts of different interpretations.

A lot to be understood, contemplated, and or explored. The actual living experience, in my opinion, transcends the literary experience, but it is all connected in a way and balanced as such that one would not exist without the other. The real treat is experiencing as much as possible and being aware enough along the way to have some enjoyment and be thankful for the opportunity.

Metaphor -

RHIZOME (please google as well), GENERATE, CHANGE, DISCOURSE

Rhizome - a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

Generate - cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about.

Change - make or become different. (verb) the act or instance of making or becoming different.
(noun)

Discourse - written or spoken communication or debate.

A word can be a map, evoking a visual or felt experience that helps in your orientation of the moment. A spell is cast with a word, other words all paired together, a certain potency within the groupings and phrases.

The rhizomes within our consciousness, that continually grows, rooting itself to certain awareness but reaching for further ones eternally. Where there is a will there is a way, one lifetime is more than likely not enough to satiate the furthest extent of exploration, an eternal journey.

Generate emotions, thoughts, interactions. Planting seeds to later mature in experience then creating understanding and useful habits moving forward.

There is a lot of discourse, in general, including that on the subject of change. Action is required, but this communication is also essential, once again creating a map. Planting seeds in our collective minds, to operate on a certain level to achieve a particular goal.