we must detach our-selves from this belief in a definitive mean-ing so that we can observe from outside
I really liked this little section! I think it really sums up the way we must go about reading allegorical prose. If we want to have that "definitive meaning" it is true that we must detach our thoughts. But it also creates the question of how we get rid of our personal thoughts to generate the same truth that is being written for us in the text.
Thus it seems as "if the reader, byreorganizing the experience of the narrativeinto a more coherent pattern of ideas, drawscloser to truth while reading further.
Does this mean that we must put aside our thoughts in order to read the story, poem, etc. the way the author wants us to read it? Or do we separate the author from the text and formulate our own opinions?
Forby focusing on the work in itself, and itspresumably inflexible meaning, the most sa-lient feature of allegory is ignored: its delib-erate and continuous provocation of whathas been called 'the restructuring of the textby each reader' (Honig 1959:29).
This leads me to wonder if how we understand allegories can be misconstrued as our interpretations, experiences, and thought processes offer a variety of meanings. Can we truly understand the meaning of allegory in prose the same or are we swayed by our own independent understandings?
the sensethat the truth beyond the veil of narrativewould not be sufficiently valued unless got-ten with effort
Much like the Faerie Queen the allegorical presence is highly attributed with the need to dive deeper into the text to find the true meaning. Only are we able to understand the themes behind the story through deeper understanding.
promotes a sustained interaction betweenreader and text that has many of the featuresof a g am e
I like this concept related to allegorical prose. How it is meant to reveal some type of hidden meaning, that one attempts to discover throughout the book. Similarly, it reminds me of Agatha Christie's books where she keeps you guessing on who the killer might be, and you in return don't find out till the end.