He thought the audience needed someone to relate to of their own time.
The big question, however, is whether the book's intended audience still needs it.
In music the audience needs more than what they see on stage.
I think an audience needs to know what the point of view is.
But in cases where the artist is the art, audiences may need a little closure.
What do Western audiences need to know to appreciate the play?
Your audience doesn't need explosions in every scene to stay engaged.
Most important, he said, the audience needs to "understand that I really care what happens in their lives."
Whether the audience needed that to be proved is another matter.
The audience doesn't need to be sold on a subject it has already left home to see.