Symbolism
Title: Symbolism
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 320 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Symbolism
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 320 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
: I have never understood the purpose of digging about for symbolism in and
author's work, and comparing the symbolism in 2
authors' works seems ven more of an exercise in academic futility. Perhaps
this is a neurological flaw, as I am hardwired more
toward logical pursuits: words are logical symbols for objects, emotions,
events, etc. Comparison of the symbolism in two
disparate works or two authors seemed at best a logical fallacy, and at worst
an
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for symbolism. Is there
a point--other than assigning a grade--to parsing a writer's words for
symbolism? And assuming there is, who's to say that the
symbolism percieved by any one doctoral candidate is even valid if there's no
corroboration from the writer about what was
actually going on in his mind at a given point in a story. If you dwell on
such things long enough don't you risk seeing things that
just aren't there?