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It is a possible interpretation, but certainly not the reasonable one.
by brazzy 4y ago
It is a possible interpretation, but certainly not the reasonable one.
- moloch-hai 4y agoIt is reasonable in that a plausible story would follow, instead of a fantasy.
- brazzy 4y agoMy point was that other interpretations result in an equally, if not more plausible story. Additionally, I'd say that none of them result in a fully plausible story, and that the author wrote it like that intentionally. And I vastly prefer it that way to a pure allegory, which to me too often seems like a dishonest way to make an argument.
- wizzwizz4 4y agoThe best allegories are the ones that go completely off the rails, and only make the author's original point if you squint. (Even better if they're still good allegories, but for things their authors didn't know about.)