Reading Response Week 4

This is in response to the final pages of Abducted by Circumstance as well as the reading by David Madden. Upon first reading the ending, I was taken aback by the seemingly sudden ending. At first I was confused as to why the novel didn’t tie up the loose ends like other novels and novelias do. However, I realized that no book I have ever read truly ties up the loose ends. There is always some question that the reader won’t get answered. This idea is confirmation of the quote Dr. Davidson always uses, “No writing it ever finished, only abandoned”. At the reading by David Madden he answered the question of why the ending was like that. His answer was simple, he knew that was where it should “end”. His answer spoke true to me because I am the type of writer who wants to tie up every loose end. But I realize now the way everyone reads is different and although you may tie up some loose ends, there’s no way of knowing all the questions that your readers might have. The novel also made me realize that by leaving those ends loose the reader is “forced” to remember the characters.