Gotta love late blog entries! It's 12:24 and i have nothing else to do, so what can i say, i might as well be productive.
It's interesting to say that people can borrow the format of simple folklore/fairy tails, and implement them in their own writing. So is there ever truly an original work of writing? Are we subjected to follow similar works in order to produce great stories? Is there anything that authors can create WITHOUT borrow from another piece of text? Those questions have been burning into my head for awhile now.
The ch about weather (ch 10 i think?) was really interesting, because i always thought of weather as a theatrical element rather than as a plot device or as an important element to the story. Apparently the cliche "it was a dark and stormy night" means something after all, not just to create a setting.
It's still confusing to me how symbols work. ANYTHING can be a symbol...yet its not. It is but isn't at the same time. HEADACHE! But its so interesting to know that a symbol is based on perspective and the reader's previous knowledge, and that anything can be a symbol, as long as there's some way to tie it to the theme of the story, no matter how obscure it is.
Okay, i just wanted to add another paragraph...because i can. I'll read more, and maybe i'll blog again around 3 or 4....maybe...not...get some sleep AP students!
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