Bartholomae And Petrosky

Part I of Essay
Gaining Title Over Complex Material in the introduction to "Ways of Reading," illustrate the correlations a reader has with the information that is being conceived. This means one should be guided by his own impressions as they read, without asking for other opinions as ....

Part II of Essay
.... applies to the strong readers who "do not need experts to explain these stories and essays (B&P p.9)." Like the tourist who does not need the given tour to realize the beauty of the canyon, he sees it himself. Lets get back to Percy's concept of "experts", which relates to those whose knowledge helps validate common folks, and how it corresponds to the paradox in the introduction. The paradox is the struggle one has with a reading because it is oppressive and doesn't know how to go about reading it. This idea of "experts" states that ....