In this chapter Foster talks about how every novel in history is virtually just a spin off of the other ones, claiming all stories have the same plot. He says "there's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature" i completely agree with this parcel and he gives proof including citing the bible and its many stories and how they can relate to so many stories today just with different characters. By reading enough you begin to see patterns and archetypes and I can really see what he's saying about the recurring stories, every novel ever written has the same underlying struggles, backgrounds, and even rewards, but what keeps readers reading is the small differences and subtle changes to the occurrences every good adventure book contains. After acknowledging the truth in Foster's statements i shall begin to compare everything i read to other things Ive read as to witness and experience the deja vu i should notice.
"For begininng readers, though, every story may seem new, and the resulting experience of reading is highly disjointed. Think of reading on one level, as one of those papers from elementary school where you connect the dots. I could never see the picture in a connect-the-dot drawing until i'd put in virtually every line. Other kids could look at a page full of dots and say...thats an elephant."
This quote/analogy shows how reading novels, if practiced and thought about, can be predictable and patterns are always present. After reading a few chapters the end of the story should seem obvious because we can predict th outcome of the events based on the norm.
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