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Comparing Asher Lev By Asher And Jacob Kahn

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Good observation relates to good communication because in order to be a good communicator one needs to be good at observing other ideas. If a person can observe a piece of text or art well, they are more able to interpret and make meaning from that information or image. If a person does not have this visual literacy, they do not have the ability to extend the meaning of an idea, and therefore they do not get the true significance behind that idea. In Asher Lev, Asher ask Jacob Kahn to “explain a man who has a master’s degree in political science, has traveled through half the world, has lived in Europe for years, and doesn't understand the first thing about painting,” (page 296.) Asher is referring to his father here, and he believers his father

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