settings and symbolism
May. 12th, 2024 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marycatelliRecently read a post talking about the symbolic significance of settings.
There is no such thing. Some settings lend themselves better to some symbolism than to others, but no setting is intrinsically symbolic in story. The story has to tell what it means. (And it may tell what it means without your intention.)
A labyrinth can, on one hand, indicate a journey through difficulties. It can also mean a prison preventing journeys.
There is no such thing. Some settings lend themselves better to some symbolism than to others, but no setting is intrinsically symbolic in story. The story has to tell what it means. (And it may tell what it means without your intention.)
A labyrinth can, on one hand, indicate a journey through difficulties. It can also mean a prison preventing journeys.