He was able to make a personal connection with readers that Lowrie could not. For example, he was able to make readers visualize how serious his reading addiction was by stating the following: "Every time I heard footsteps approaching, I would jump into bed and pretend to be asleep » (155). He continued: “And as soon as the guard passed, I came out of bed onto the floor of that glow, where I read for another fifty-eight minutes – until the guard approached again” (155 ). . Through these quotes alone, a reader is able to put themselves in Malcolm's shoes..