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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