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Not really. English your first language? I’d take out the last comma and that’s it
by ulisesrmzroche 7y ago
Not really. English your first language? I’d take out the last comma and that’s it
- Lazare 7y agoEh... The phrase "symbolic about" is weird. "X is symbolic" is fine, and "X symbolises Y" is fine, but "X is symbolic about Y" is unusual at best. I'd probably go for something like "The novel can be read as an allegory for the dependence of the West on oil, and for the power struggles which arise to control this valuable resource." I think that expresses the point in a clearer way, and is more idiomatic. But the author's version is clear enough, even if sounds to me like something a native speaker probably wouldn't come up with on their own.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoYup, I'm a monoglot. Saying something is "symbolic about" is awkward wording IMO. As is saying "dependence on the oil", instead of just "dependence on oil".