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I’ll never get why people have to ruin shit and constantly make up theories and interpretations that only exist inside their head.
It reminds me of when I was in school and a teacher would make up some bullshit about symbolism in a book and later you’d see something the author said where it’s like “uh no it’s just a shoe, nothing else”.
"That’s why my favorite book is Moby-Dick. No fru-fru symbolism, just a good, simple tale about a man who hates an animal."
I said this quote in a job interview and I immediately realized nobody understood the reference when one person wanted to strangle me.