Alberto presented his perspective through the narrative of imagery. He begins his story describing a list of images, depicting them through a visual perspective. These images did not contain any words, yet Alberto was still able to ‘read’, understand and illustrate the story that lay within. Each image embodied an individual of unique physical appearance and stature, immersed in the readings of a book. Alberto highlighted that these individuals were all readers, that their gestures, their craft, and the pleasure, responsibility and power they derived from reading is common with his own. At the age of four, Alberto Manguel discovered the ability of reading. He incorporated visual symbols to words, though he was unsure to what those words relatively