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re: 10 William Faulkner quotes that will take your breath away
Posted on 5/26/14 at 9:55 am to magildachunks
Posted on 5/26/14 at 9:55 am to magildachunks
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This story is the perfect example of people mistaking vague writing for symbolism.
I laugh when I hear people talk about the layers of symbolism in it, then the look on their faces when I explain to them there is none.
I love some good symbolism, but I've ALWAYS been annoyed by those trying to find symbolism in every damned thing.
Luckily, I didn't run into the issue much in college, but in high school it killed me.
Sometimes, the author just means shite the way it is. And that's it.
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Posted on 5/26/14 at 10:00 am to LouisianaLady
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I love some good symbolism, but I've ALWAYS been annoyed by those trying to find symbolism in every damned thing.
Luckily, I didn't run into the issue much in college, but in high school it killed me.
Sometimes, the author just means shite the way it is. And that's it.
True dat.
But I ran into it a lot in college.
Mostly with "professors". Once wrote a final essay on the Symbolism in "Old Man and the Sea" by arguing that there was none.
Here was the essay, word for word:
There is no symbolism in this work. Hemingway himself said so. I will not argue with the author about his intentions in his writing.
Got an A.
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