Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory (RRT) (Also known as Transactional Theory)

Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory (RRT) (Also known as Transactional Theory)
View the short film clip titled “Reader Response Theory” to develop an understanding of Rosenblatt’s RRT. Use the following notes as a guide:

–RRT is what happens when a reader connects with a text.

–Each reader brings their beliefs and experiences to the text, and this connection helps to create meaning for the reader.

–A text uses language, symbols, tone, characters, setting, etc., but readers interpret meaning from the text based on the beliefs and experiences they use to interact with the text.

–RRT allows for texts to have multiple meanings based on how a reader interprets the language, symbols, tone, characters, setting, etc.
–Ultimately, there is a “transaction” between the reader and the text to create meaning