April 20

John Harris has an interesting take on discourse communities. His take on discourse makes it seem as though you were forced or born into your certain discourse. For example, being in a cultural discourse. It makes me think of being in a legacy discourse. For example if you were born into that particular discourse you have the privilege of knowing that particular discourse.        

            Your legacy plays a large part in discourse communities to me. There are many discourses that you were born into that you have no control over. There are more discourses that you were born in that you have no control over than the discourse communities that you chose. For example, where you grew up is a discourse community along with your family and the family activities that your family chooses to part take in for you.

            I have realize that there are some discourse communities that I can never or will never be apart of and will not be accepted into. Since I will not be accepted I may never learn that particular discourse. I know that thee are some discourses that will accept me with open arms and others that will reject me without a second thought.

            I believe we are spending so much time on discourse communities are to understand who you are as a writer which will also help you understand who the readers are and what they want.