A MetaphorA Metaphor

Catching the Big FishCatching the Big Fish

reading reading is fishing!is fishing!

When One reads only When One reads only the surface the surface

one cast a line into one cast a line into shallow waters, shallow waters,

so ….so ….

One snags One snags only tiny fishonly tiny fish

One One understands understands only the most only the most

basic of basic of meanings.meanings.The most The most

common idea common idea expressed by expressed by

the author.the author.

Reading is the peeling of onions, layers of interpretation.

As one cannot build As one cannot build strong bodies on strong bodies on

sardines and sardines and minnows.minnows.

One cannot One cannot build a sharp build a sharp

mind on mind on literal level literal level

writings writings such as such as comic comic books.books.

To catch the big fish To catch the big fish a successful reader a successful reader casts their fishing casts their fishing

line into deep waterline into deep water.

Because that is where big fish

dwell!

when one yearns when one yearns for substance it is for substance it is

time fortime forThe big fish

Time for DeeperMeaning

Read deep, Read deep, find meaning find meaning and substance and substance in literature in literature and in the and in the writings that writings that communicate communicate ideas.ideas.