Readers anticipate boredom because of low literary quality.
When I was first assigned this project I was not really excitedbecause I thought these books would have no story line and wouldnot hold my interest.
I approached this assignment with something like dread. I thoughtit would be boring, trivial and irrelevant to counseling. For me theromance novel is devoid of plot or character development.1. c.Readers anticipate that the books will be entertaining.
I was excited about the assignment because I knew it would be easyreading and people were saying that you get hooked on the story,so I was curious to find out.2.Anticipations about the reactions of others.2. a.Readers fear they will be assumed to possess all of the nega-tive characteristics they believe are connected with the booksand their readers.
It occurred to me that I was embarrassed to be seen reading the bookbecause I think that the type of people who read this type of book aregenerally lonely, depressed people looking for love and adventurein their lives.2. b.Readers express curiosity about how to account for the pop-ularity of romance novels.
I approached this assignment with mixed emotions. On the onehand, the idea of actually reading this kind of novel attracted mebecause I must admit that I was always somewhat curious to seewhat appeal they held; what it was that kept people reading them.For a small number of students, these assumptions and anticipationswere borne out. Their attitudes remained unaltered throughout their con-tact with the novels. However, a larger number were surprised that theirinterest was captured by the romances. They did not anticipate that theywould forsake other interests, including sleep, as they became immersed inthe book. What changed for these readers? It seems that another compellingsocial force intervened: the value of romance. Although uncomfortablewith the idea of romance novels, they were attracted by the romance it-self. This attraction resonated for them and engaged them far more thanthey had anticipated. Some examples of how response to romance affectedreaders follow

 

 III.The Value of RomanceThe idea of value presents romance as an important and organizinggoal in a woman’s life—a view that finds expression in the novels. Thisrelates to the discourse of desire that has been widely documented.
I think the appeal of these books is something that has been rooted in womenfrom the time they are just little girls. They are basically the same fairytales that we all grew up with, only now we are getting them in the adultversion. These books allow us to continue on the fantasies that we not onlyhad as children but were encouraged to have.
In the beginning I actually had to force myself to read it. Then it happened.It started to get good. There was passion and heat.
These books play a significant role in the readers’ lives because the booksallow the readers to escape into a fantasy world where their unfulfilleddreams can be filled.ROMANCE IN OUR CULTURE

 I now want to explore the ideas surrounding the cultural portrayal ofromance—the ways in which romance is represented in our culture andhow ideas about romance influence developing girls.Several bodies of literature approach the ways in which romance ispromoted as central to the lives of women. Although girls do not generallystart reading romances until the teen years, there are many precursors thathave laid the foundation for this interest. Romance reading forms a con-tinuous line with the other types of media experiences that girls have hadfrom early childhood. From a very early age, through toys, literature, mag-azines, television, and movies, girls are given the strong message that whatis ultimately important for them is their ability to attract a male. Althoughthis might seem an outdated idea in this time of feminist consciousness,a review of various literatures shows the strength of this age-old concept.Despite the fact that women have made gains in the professional world,they have been unable to displace the central role of romance in their lives.Perhaps this is because the messages start at a very young age and arepervasive as they grow up.One of the earliest literatures with which they have contact, fairy tales,promotes the fantasy of beautiful girls who will be rescued by the prince.Although in recent years a counter tradition of fairy tales has been devel-oped in which the girls are heroic and refuse simply to accept the prince,these new tales are still only accessible to a limited audience. Romance