Chapters 6 and 7 They Say I Say

In chapter six, writer Jane Tompkins starts out by talking about her experience as a writer and how readers criticism is extremely important to take in while revising your work. The book states: "even though most of us are upset with the idea of someone criticizing our work...it can actually work to our advantage" (They say 74). I would definitely have to agree with this statement because when you incoorperate the ideas of others into your writing it will always give you a competitive advantage over the argument or idea you are trying to state. Even if you dont always agree with what the reader is criticizing you on, it is always good to take note on the advise that they are trying to give you.

Chapter seven than goes on to talk about this issue of "so what" and "who cares" when being applied to your writing. As a writer, you always have to let your reader know exactly what the text is about and why they should even care. In reality though, "these questions are usually left unanswered... because writers and speakers assume the audience knows or will figure out the answers on their own" (They say 88). That's why it is so important for the writer to clearly give the reader an idea of what they are talking about.