Self-study
Passage A.
P1
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Borges' observation about literature ·
Readers of detective novels might every narrative like a detective story
They read with suspicion. The author believes Borges has tapped into a general insight about literature.
P2
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Borges' perspective ·
Participation of reader is essential to literature
Genres are united by how people read those texts. (Detective novels are detective novels because people read them with certain conventions, such as reading with suspicion, looking for clues, etc.)
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Problem with one definition of genre ·
"Borderline cases" show that genre can't be defined by similar themes in the books
Science fiction in particular has a lot of borderline cases (books that don't fit the thematic similarities of sci-fi well).
Better definition of genre ·
Based on different reading protocols (ways of reading)
Texts most central to a genre are those written for the purpose of using a particular reading protocol. (So, a detective novel is a detective novel because it was written to take advantage of the norms of reading detective novels.)
P4
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Author's recommendation ·
We should explore the different components of different reading protocols
Example ·
Poetry vs. prose
We pay more attention to sounds of words in poetry.
Example ·
Science fiction
We pay more attention to how the text suggests differences between our world and the alternate fictional world.
Passage Style
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a
complete agreement
This is the best answer, because Passage A seems to describe Borges’ view approvingly. In the very last sentence, the author brings in her own voice: “Thus, what unites works belonging to the same genre is the way those works are read, rather than, say, a set of formal elements found within the works.” This aligns with Borges’ view. The word “complete” doesn’t make this answer wrong, because we have no reason to think the author has only partial agreement with Borges. She never suggests Borges might be wrong about any aspect of his view.
b
reluctant acceptance
There’s nothing reluctant about the author’s acceptance. We have no hint of potential disagreement or uncertainty about whether Borges’ view is correct.
c
cautious neutrality
The author isn’t neutral or cautious. We have no hint of potential disagreement or uncertainty about whether Borges’ view is correct. So there’s no reason think the author is “cautious.”
d
strong skepticism
The author doesn’t suggest any kind of disagreement or potential disagreement with Borges.
e
outright rejection
The author doesn’t suggest any kind of disagreement or potential disagreement with Borges.