Reading 2.3

The fourth reading in Critical Literacy is reading 2.3. The title of this reading is Text and Textualities. The writers for this reading are Thwaites, T, Davis, L and Mules, W (1994). This reading is quite long to read. So, the presentation for this reading helps me to study more on this chapter. In this chapter, the writer explain about what is text and the feature of a text. In subtopic about social text, social meanings, it explain how advertisement works. It also tells the reader what is myth in the culture. Myth is like the believe of the people towards something. When they believe, it will become real because they believe and practice it. The writer also use several article to differentiate them from the way they write and from their own perspective. In conclusion, this chapter helps us to understand more deeply about what is text and textualities.