List the top 3 reasons why you read. Then compare that list to what Dante says in Canto V of theInferno about why Francesca and Paolo read? How does our motivation for reading affect what we take from our reading? Are there correct or incorrect motivations for reading?
1. I read for entertainment
2. I read to gain information and knowledge about something
3. I read because I have to for class
In Dante's Inferno, Francesca and Paolo read to pass the time away and it is a way to come together by the books you read.
I feel like if you read for entertainment, you tend to read different types of books. You read those books to almost live another life. You live through the books you read. That is entertaining to me. When you read to gain information, you read more intently and you "read" into the words you read. By doing this you come away from the words with knowledge and greater understanding. When you have to read for a class, sometimes it can be enjoyable and other times it isn't so it can be hard to focus on the content and what you are getting out of it.
I don't think there are correct motivations for reading. I think you are more motivated to read when you find it enjoyable and you feel like what you learned and took away from it was worth your time.
