Compose a journal entry identifying the central idea of “Wonderful Things,” and evaluate the purpose the author might have had for writing the article. Finally, reflect on how knowledge, or lack of knowledge, of vocabulary might influence a reader’s comprehension of the text.

Comprehension is manifested when a reader interacts with the

text. A reader brings in his world knowledge in reading, so that if

a student has no prior knowledge, a reader could not contribute to

the text. Reading comprehension comes in when a reader gives his

views on the test not just simply agreeing on the author's

ideas...

  dante alighieri wrote the divine comedy, a description of a spititual journey. when he wrote it , he was in exile. in florence, dante's native city, there was a social strife, they had political turmoil, and some of the   florentine names included in the narrative may have been a way that dante used to criticize his fellow citizens.