First off, I'd like to apologize for my post "Are interpretive Writings Taken More Seriously?" sounding more opinionated then I originally intended. It's my fault that it came off as "Why are Interpretive Books Better??". This was not the intention of the post.It was supposed to outline why literature enthusiasts (rather than "our culture" as I mistakenly put it previously) hold interpretive literature in the highest regard.
The problem is, this observation may be entirely idiosyncratic, and I'd like to see if anyone else notices the same thing. When it comes to those who are very knowledgeable, or "experts", on literature and it's history, it seems they think of interpretive writings as more important than regular stories.
Another issue remains in separating interpretive literature and everything else. Someone previously mention Stephen King novels as being "regular" stories, but I'm sure King has his own messages beneath the context of his stories. This goes for countless other authors as well. Perhaps its not interpretive vs. regular, it's just the extent in which the author takes his or her metaphors.
On that note, maybe literature enthusiasts find extended metaphor more impressive than general morals and themes. Once again I could be wrong in thinking enthusiast take these works more seriously. Tell me what you think.
Ending of Caucasia
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Any type of enthusiast, history specialist, or "expert" are going to say that the weirder and stranger the better.
Even when it comes to art, if someone can paint/draw/sculpt realistically, it's just copying the world and isn't good enough, but if it's abstract and there is some ridiculous and incoherent meaning behind it then it's absolutely amazing!
If people can write, think, or draw ridiculously because that's how their minds are, then good for them, but that doesn't make them better than novelists or realistic artists.
So it's all about perspective. But when it comes to the deep absurdity in the arts, it's deemed better then just a nice story or a nice picture. It's annoying really.
But if it's different, then it will be remembered and talked about you know?
I believe that interpretive writings are an excuse for certain people in our society to try and wrack their brains and spend time to try and find a deeper meaning out of crappy books written by (in most cases self-proclaimed) crappy writers.
I believe that the whole point of books and literature should be to entertain the reader and not to try and get them to 'think'. I guess, though, that entertainment for "experts" involves thinking.
The main thing that I believe interpretive writings show is what our race has evolved into. In our liberal society, we strive to find meaning in everything unexplained.
peter you make a good point, and i definately agree with you.
Great post cody =]
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