Analyzing Message in "Sound Check"

This post I will be focusing on the questions posed in Student Guide's reading on pgs. 180-181 based on John Schwartz's article, "Sound Check."

Does the author.....

• Express an idea or opinion?
• Respond to a particular occasion?
• Inform the reader about a misunderstood topic?
• Analyze, synthesize, or interpret?
• Reflect on their topic?
• Advocate for change?
• Move the readers to feel a certain way?

The two bullets that are most relevant to this article is "does the author express an idea or opinion?" and "inform the reader about a misunderstood topic?" The audiobook genre has been relatively new up until the last two decades with the introduction of new technology. The author attempts to express his own opinion about the audiobook and give a list of the qualities that make an audiobook the most successful. He also informs the reader in this way as he himself explains how very little people know what actually goes into making an audiobook. Schwartz also describes the quality of a voice and the persona that the narrator must adopt while recording an audiobook. He also talks about the aspect of essentially acting, as if it is a play occurring but you can only hear it. There are several layers that go into making an audiobook.

The article does not advocate for change and does not move the readers to feel a certain way. Schwartz simply gives information regarding the audiobook genre and leaves it to the reader to figure out which way they side with. He also does not advocate for change in the audiobook genre. He himself has recorded an audiobook so he wouldn't say to get rid of them.

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