Deane Genre Theory

The way in which Dean categorized the different elements of Genre made a lot of sense to me. As readers when we look at genre we see it as composed of only one definition. However, through the theory of Dean one will learn that genre is completely limitless. The possibilities and different formations of a story doesn't only consist of one genre. It can range from many genre's based on where the story is headed and the way in which the story is being told and Dean explained that very well. Looking back at how I saw the meaning of 'genre' I am surprised at how simple I thought it was. The main observation I made from Dean's writing is that genre is a very complex topic and ranges from many different meanings.

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A very intriguing aspect of the entire story is the fact that genre is influenced mainly from social aspects of todays world. It was a very refreshing and enlightening feeling to realize that the elements that make up genre are straight from human imagination and creativity. It's truly a beautiful aspect of writing. The very ability to create what we envision from our minds from what we see in our everyday lives, and incorporate that in our stories is a blessing. This allows readers to see into the magnificence of all genre's and still be able to identify with the hand behind the pen.

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Lastly, a very influential part of genres is the rhetorical aspect. The very use of rhetorical strategy is for creating a sense of positive impression on the readers. This alone is a very fundamental aspect of social life. As we humans we love ourselves and want others too also and thus seek to create good impressions when socially relating with other people. This very phenomenon is used by writers who seek to create positive impressions on their readers and genre consists of rhetorical use of strategic writers.