About This Quote

The quote about being transported to far-off places as if your eyes are unseeing of the words on the page is a metaphor that has been used many times to describe the effect of reading a good book. When writers write a good book, they transport readers to a world where nothing can stop them from seeing what is happening in the story. Readers who have not read any books yet might find it hard to understand what Jane means when she says, “I am not here”. Jane is saying that she is transported to a world where she is not physically present.

Source: Just Jane

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