Re: The essays I did and didn’t write

shy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:08:44 -0000

On pragmatism in English class:

In writing workshop last semester, the professor paraphrased a quote about film, the original source of which escapes my meager googling ability:

"100 people watching the same film will actually see 100 different films."

In essence, though you could pseudo-academically explain any theory on a work with suitable material to back yourself up, it doesn't matter because everyone's relationship to the work is inherently personal, subjective and unique.

So, every genuine interpretation must be considered equally valid. Which means, I suppose, that the world must be exactly as mundane and complex as we each think it is.

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