I really enjoyed reading the Hornby article. I love reading informal writing styles like Hornby used. I always feel that the content is much easier to understand, and more importantly, the emotion in the characters and the situations are conveyed so much more easily to the reader. I also found the art perception concept to be very interesting as well. I really thought hard when Dave discussed how the other people in the art gallery essentially make up his mind for him on whether he likes the piece, as he simply decided whether he likes the person discussing the piece, and either sides with them if he likes them, or disagrees if he doesn't like them. I see many similarities with this and many concepts I learn in my Interpersonal Communications class, where we discuss topics such as the looking glass self, how our perception of ourselves is greatly influenced by what we think others think of us. Dave is a perfect example of this concept with both his size as a person (he knows he is supposed to be intimidating and tough) and his takes on the artwork.
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