Teacher: Oh look, there is a raven mentioned. THIS MUST SYMBOLISE DEATH AND HER DESIRE TO FLY AWAY FROM HER LIFE, WHICH IS A FOREBODING FOR HER LATER LEAVING HER VILLAGE!
Author: actually lol i just like birds

Book: The curtains were blue....This symbolizes the depression of the character and how...
all the damn time omfg
This is why it sucks being an English major.
I FEEL LIKE THIS ALL THE FUCKING TIME. FUUUUUUUCK.
^ Life story of Edgar Allan Poe
Oh look, there is a raven mentioned. THIS MUST SYMBOLISE DEATH AND HER DESIRE TO FLY AWAY FROM HER LIFE, WHICH IS A...
The fact that two people can read the exact same book, yet have wildly different interpretations is what makes writing...