Very few persons know how to read. Considerable experience with literature is needed before taste and discrimination can possibly be acquired; and, without these, it is almost impossible to learn how to read. I say almost impossible, since there are some rare men who through a kind of inherited literary instinct are able to read very well even before reaching the age of twenty five years. But these are great expectations, and I am speaking of the average; for to read the characters of the letters of the text does not mean reading in the true sense. You will often find yourselves reading words or characters automatically, even pronouncing them quite correctly, while your minds are occupied with a totally different subject. This mechanism of reading becomes altogether automatic at an early period of life, and can be performed irrespective of attention. Neither can I call it reading to extract the narrative portion of a text from the rest simply for one’s personal amusement, or, in other words to read a book ‘for the story’.
Understanding prose involves more than the mechanical act of reading; it requires a cultivated taste and discrimination. The author asserts that genuine reading involves more than merely deciphering characters or extracting a narrative for personal amusement. According to the author, true reading demands considerable experience with literature, which in turn shapes one's taste and discrimination. This assertion implies that the ability to read proficiently is a
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