> > > any discussion on > literature would be quite boring if you didn't look into the stories people > write. If you don't try to figure out emotions and ideas the author was > trying to convey. No one writes to write, except for homework in school. > They write as a way of expressing their thoughts/feelings. > > Morgan > That is very true Morgan but when I read a story I first focus all of my attention to the story itself: character development, imagery, etc... and then I will get into the deep meanings later on. So my first impressions of a story are with the story itself and the deep meanings may be totally different than what I believe but that won't change my interest of the story. -Liz Friedman _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com