A body of story that matters
Shakespeare, the Bible, fairytales, and myths
cleanse, misery, and regrowth
Hope ; Noah’s ark
Confusion, anxiety, misery
Can mean anything
Characters that experience interchange with well developed personalities.
Undeveloped, one dimensional characters.
Necessary to move a story along.
Lit professors invent symbols, themes, etc that writer could not have intended.
Most of it likely is