tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638765377990548750.post4615447633866778632..comments2023-08-04T03:43:46.881-04:00Comments on Behold, the thing that reads a lot: BTT: SymbolismSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144297557178802443noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638765377990548750.post-14683276174524761152009-04-26T20:27:00.000-04:002009-04-26T20:27:00.000-04:00I teach college lit and I've always tried to tell ...I teach college lit and I've always tried to tell my students that the difficulty of symbolism lies not with anaylsis so much as recognition. Symbols work because some part of us recognizes them without consciousness.<br /><br />I would agree that the adeptness of use is diminishing over time; we are a more action-based, less introspective and contemporary writing reflects that.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com