Symbolism doesn't also necessarily need to exist. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. My complaint was (and still is 30 years later) is that an entire cottage

Symbolism doesn't also necessarily need to exist. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. My complaint was (and still is 30 years later) is that an entire cottage industry seems to have arisen around finding hidden meanings. Would we do that to television today? Does the cartoon "King of the Hill" contain hidden significance and deep moral lessons? Maybe. Or maybe it's just wit mostly designed to entertain.