Reader: Her parents, but especially her father who, she knows, will make the final decision after talking the issue out with her mother. Writer: A college freshman away from home and working part-time at a fast-food restaurant to pay her expenses, a serious student majoring in pre-medicine but getting mentally and emotionally exhausted from the various pressures in her life. New questions appear: What sort of person will my reader perceive me to be? Will my reader understand and sympathize with my purpose in writing? What kinds and amounts of information does my reader require? How should I present this information in order to achieve my purpose? Consider the following example:

Responding well to the writing context requires seeing from multiple viewpoints, and seeing how these viewpoints interrelate. A reader might ask: What sort of person wrote this? What does the writer hope to accomplish? How has the content been shaped by the writer's experience and motives? You may note that your reader will be looking at the context from a different viewpoint. The better you understand the circumstances that prompt you to write, the better you can respond, adjusting your style to suit the specific context. As you size up the situation, you begin to ask: Who is my reader? What purpose do I hope to achieve? What should I say in order to achieve my purpose? When you write, you may first look at the context from your own viewpoint.

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