Miker,
You said, wrote, posted ... whatever:
<<Hemingway said that any symbolism had to be an
unplanned coincidence in good writing, but he was lying. Good
writing often employs very purposeful
symbolism.>>
Maybe "good" writers plant symbols in good writing, but I
often find symbols in my own work that are absolutely
unplanned. After I recognize them, I may embellish them. I
have never planned a symbol, but I have often recognized them
in my own work.
I don't think Hemingway lied. I'm a firm believer in the
Freudian aspects of writing. There are not only Freudian
slips, there are Freudian puns--my subconscious is far more
clever than my conscious mind. I believe in Freudian symbols,
even when unintended.
Jack Bludis
http://www.jackbludis.com
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