Response to blog post #7

To have ambiguity means that one is open to different ideas and interpretations other than their own or the first one that is shown to them. Foster brings in this concept on the very cover of the book. He has a cover quote with the phrase, “Read Between the Lines,” as a subtitle which is a very large part of ambiguity. He explores throughout his book how reading between the lines and taking on different views on literature helps the reading understand the text more than just reading. It helps create a relationship between the reader and the story itself. This allows the mind to work in different ways to find the book more enjoyable and to be able to relate to the situations that are happening in the storyline. One concept that Foster talks about is how symbols are very ambiguous. Symbols can relate to one particular thing that the writer wants, but a reading can completely take the symbol to another direction just in the way they interpret the author's tone, writing style, and within their own personal experiences. If I had the choice to sit down with an author one of the first things I would ask is if they intend to make their work ambitious or is this a concept that happens naturally in a readers mind. Ambiguity is an important structure in literature because it allows readers to find different viewpoints of the text and for everyone to understand and appreciate the text in a special way to them.