Re: Ramblings of Randroids

Erin McLaughlin (erinseyes@hotmail.com)
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 16:49:58 -0700 (PDT)

"People tend to get so involved in the writer's beleifs or the symbolism 
of the story that they forget about the story itself."
-Liz Friedman

Well, looks like I'll have to disagree again. You asked who has the 
right to determine what you can and cannot read. Well, I'm just 
wondering who gave you the right to tell people what they should or 
should not get involved in when reading a story? It's kind of the same 
thing, isn't it?

If I wanted to read something and not get involved in the writer's 
beliefs (and my own beliefs, for that matter) or the symbolism of the 
story, I'd probably try the comics. Or maybe I'd go to a movie just to 
get a story for the story's sake. To me, it's a difference between 
education and entertainment. And I think I can say this without being 
TOO wrong, but reading without actively participating in what we read 
isn't really reading at all.   


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