... that was talking about metaphors and symbols made it very clear to me that there is a difference between the two, however the part where they talked about how these metaphors and symbols have limited meanings helped me. By the time I read this quote my view on the essay changed I realized that fictional stories and some non-fictional have metaphors and symbols that they have a specific ... as a definition "explanation of a literary text". Barthes is deplores using an author's personal life and experience when analyzing a book. He believes that the personal life of an author has no place...

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