It was 1963, and 16-year-old Bruce McAllister was sick of symbol-hunting in English class. Rather than quarrel with his teacher, he went straight to the source: McAllister mailed a crude, four-question survey to 150…
I was consistently unable to find symbolism in the books, which caused harm to my grades. It was incredibly frustrating because I always read the books, there was no slacking on my end, but the teachers thought otherwise *because* of my inability to find the symbolism.
Man, screw authorial intent. Historical and cultural context is way more important
Thank you. I absolutely agree. I also agree that Brave New and All Quiet were great. Loved All Quiet.