When the reader of a story understands all the facts and their interrelationships, he is ready to infer the significance of the story as a whole — its comment on the human situation. This comment, or theme, is the seed from which the story grew. It is also the idea by which all the separate elements of the story are governed, while these in turn further shape and modify the theme. In addition to action, character, and setting, these elements include structure, mood, tone, and point of view.

　　Fiction reading requires an awareness of all the ways in which a story communicates. It also requires attention to detail. What the author provides is a network of points which serve as clues to his meaning. He invites the" reader to develop the meaning by inference, actually to create much of the story himself and so make it part of his own experience.

　　67. According to the author, "infer" means .

　　knowing facts beyond the statement

　　looking for more evidences for the statement

　　finding out a different meaning from the statement

　　adding some facts to the statement 68. What is inferring in fiction based on?

　　Readers' guessing.

　　The basic elements of the story.

　　The setting of the story.

　　The interrelationships between people in the story.

　　What is the implied meaning of the last sentence?

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