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I am Writing Blindly Roger Rosenblatt. “Communication is the soul and engine of democracy” Soul  Often refers to our need for the imaginative nourishment.

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1 I am Writing Blindly Roger Rosenblatt

2 “Communication is the soul and engine of democracy” Soul  Often refers to our need for the imaginative nourishment that art, music, drama, and literature provide.  May also allude to a moral code; stories such as those taught in children’s literature are often used to teach lessons about values and morals. Engine  May refer to the rational aspects of communication; to the brain and its need for stories (communication) in order to grow to its fullest potential of intelligence. Democracy  Allows the opportunity for an infinte number of stories to be told and heard.

3 “It is human nature to tell stories.”  Some deep need within us compels us to tell our stories. Ex. Those whose last act was to put pen to paper; “The impulse was in them, like biological fact.”  Rosenblatt cites Joseph Bruner’s theory: we are born with our stories in us, and we learn to use language so that we can share them. “We tell stories because we have to.” or


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