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Originally Posted by shalym
You seem to be like my 10th grade literature teacher who thought that every single book had to be analyzed for symbolism and meaning. She also told our class that if we were reading for fun that we were wasting our lives.
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I am not saying that at all. Symbolism is not the common way to read SF. SF is usually read literally. What I am saying is that SF is a literature of ideas. So they are kind of important. Even if the idea is just giving you sense of wonder.