How Long to Read Bending the Arch

How Long Does it Take to Read Bending the Arch?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 48 minutes to read Bending the Arch by Rose Marie Berger

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In answer to Seamus Heaney’s Station Island and Pablo Neruda’s The Heights of Machu Picchu, Berger unmasks the worldview of westward expansion from architect Eero Saarinen’s arch in St. Louis to the Golden Gate in a way that subtly and mystically taps the unconsciousness of the intended audience. When she writes “We never entered the West on bended knee,” the impurity of language used in this epic creates tension between discourses and creates a charge or pressure on each sentence that pushes the reader toward declaring an allegiance. Drawing on historical documents, the Latin Mass, and...

How long is Bending the Arch?

Bending the Arch by Rose Marie Berger is 106 pages long, and a total of 27,136 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 33% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bending the Arch Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 28 minutes to read Bending the Arch aloud.

What Reading Level is Bending the Arch?

Bending the Arch is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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