tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post524722220009668974..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: SymbolismCiprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-4865510106615892502010-09-16T14:29:19.840-04:002010-09-16T14:29:19.840-04:00Funny. I've often wonder how many authors wor...Funny. I've often wonder how many authors works are "interpreted" when all they wanted to do was write about a damn fox!D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02012190421578654870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-27226375511972476702010-09-16T13:55:03.353-04:002010-09-16T13:55:03.353-04:00I had a high school teacher who made a BIG deal of...I had a high school teacher who made a BIG deal of a jar of pickled eggs on a diner counter in Atwood's Surfacing. Years later, a classmate of mine asked her about it. Peggy was dumbfounded.<br /><br />I think authors also may recognize symbolism in their writing retrospectively. The thing about symbolism is it works on you, or through you, subconsciously. If I were a writer, I might to back on subesequent drafts to tweak what was already there, but what do I know.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-50073067654715460522010-09-16T10:16:47.738-04:002010-09-16T10:16:47.738-04:00I think to anticipate symbolism or assume there is...I think to anticipate symbolism or assume there is symbolism gets us to asking quetions like the one about the fox. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar as the saying goes. I don't think authors purposely try to hide symbols in their books. When symbols are employed I think the good authors always find a way to subtley or sometimes not so subtlely let the reader know what's going on. That's my take it at any rate! :-)Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.com