What you get out of what you read is determined by how you read.

     There are a few things about this chapter that will stick with me and are things I had never thought of before.
What you get out of what you read depends on how you read. Do I take notes, reread lines, and pay attention to details? To be honest, not often. It is something I would like to work on though. 
     When I read for a class I often just read through the book as fast as I can retaining little to no information, or only retaining the information long enough for the test. However, having to sit and work with the information I have read it is a completely different story. Which I suppose, this was the main purpose of this chapter. Although, I find that if I am interested in a book,I am rereading more intently, taking notes, and paying attention to every detail to learn more.
     Perhaps, I do need to start not only reading but getting more involved in my reading. Get more involved with the author, learning about their past and culture. I  had never thought about how important and relevant that truly could be. For example, going back to one of my favorite books, A Million Little Pieces. Though the author made up the story, he used his personal experiences throughout the story to make it more realistic. The pain he felt you could feel, just by understanding his story and paying attention to the small details he makes throughout the dialouge. When listening to your favorite songs listening to the words can help you understand the artist better. You can feel their emotions, good or bad. Before reading this chapter I had never even thought about how this could be helpful to understanding the piece of work and fully appericating it for what it was. There are numerous expamples I could make. 
     But I am learning that paying attention to lanuage,culture, and history could make a literary work much less confusing and easier to read and understand.