Bad guys and black hats (was Re: Unreliable narrator)

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 117530


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
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> Alla:
 
> I don't know whether I would go 
> that far as Renee suggests that authors should refrain from 
> explaining  their texts, because for me authoritarial intention is 
> a VERY big factor, when I try to interpret the text.
 

Renee:
Then this is where we must agree to disagree. IMO a (contemporary) 
literary text should basically speak for itself - barring 
explanations to readers from a different cultural environment, 
perhaps. If authors need to explain what they're trying to convey, 
there's something not quite right. It's a form of telling, instead 
of showing.   

Renee