Nabokov Essay Blog #34 What authority does the author have as a writer?

The author, Vladimir Nabokov, has a calm, gentle but yet strong authority when writing this essay "Good Readers and Good Writers". His authority is calm and gentle because he does let you think your own thoughts about his points . He states his points strongly but lets you think about them. Nabokov has lots of characteristics of a good reader and/ or a good writer but lets you pick out your own choices of which ones make a good writer and/ or a good reader. He wants you to choose which of the ten characteristics suit your definition of a good reader and/ a good writer. By letting you make your own decisions about the points in his essay he is actually being persuasive. When I thought about his points more I found myself agreeing with him even though he didn't necessarily need you to agree with him. Nabokov's essay ending up being actually very convincing and persuasive.

Vladimir Nabokov also had a strong authority because in the introduction he does state what he thinks the definition of a good reader and a good writer is. He also has a strong enough authority to not care if you agree with his points or not.