: I've only read the first two paragraphs so far. I do plan to give the guy
: some kind of chance, if only because I'm intrigued by how strange this is.
: He is obviously trying to sound smart by being excessively wordy. Sort of
: like how Ayn Rand overwhelms the reader in Atlas Shrugged with a FIVE HOUR
: philosophical speech. (Five hours on the audio book.)
: "...one is naturally compelled to
: investigate the higher philosophical and real-world implications that are
: hidden within and
: obfuscated by the story‟s copious and puzzling array of allegorical
: references and symbols;
: whether they are literary, biblical, classical, historic, or original in
: nature."
: One of the opinions I have begun to hold about works of fiction is that any
: story, whether good or terrible, can be made to sound intelligent by
: making random references to things that are considered intelligent. In
: other words, I could write a story with mediocre characterization and an
: average plot, and yet by using lots of symbolism, I could cover up my lack
: of writing skill. I don't think symbolism of this kind hurts a story, just
: that it doesn't necessarily make it better. In other words, if I write a
: story with amazing characters and and themes, throwing some random
: symbolism in does not actually make the story less deep, it just doesn't
: make it deeper.
: Thus, one could make the case that what he's saying here is just him
: over-analyzing the Halo story. I mean, I'm just a 17-year-old high-school
: student, but I've been exposed to enough things in my classes that I could
: pretend to be intelligent just by referencing things that I have a passing
: knowledge of.
: For example, I haven't read as much philosophy as I should. But I have heard
: of Immanuel Kant.
: I could write a story with characters named Kant and Hume, and Locke and
: sound intelligent even if the story was junk.
: I could go pick up my literature textbook and make my characters reference
: various obscure works of fiction written 500 years ago. Obviously, I must
: be an educated person because I know these things, right?
: Wrong. Anyone with a high-school education can make these references. Plenty
: of people have been through high-school. Plenty of people are also idiots.
: I'm ranting. Sorry, that's all for now. Again, I'm only two paragraphs in, so
: I should shut up.
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