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Ryujin reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Critical analysis is projection on the part of the reader. That's the point. All art is interactive -
Ryujin replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Some people would think that one of my author friends REALLY doesn't like me, when they get to the part where "I" am killed off :ROFLMAO:
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Ryujin reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
and then sell a book on what they see....i'm sure you're aware of the who knows how many books all interpreting star wars differently...
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Ryujin reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Yeah. Analysis like this is a literary Rorschach test. There's nothing solid there to grab onto but you're supposed to "see" something...
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Ryujin replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.At least I got to rewatch "The Prisoner" in that class. it was a good example of being stuck in an interpretation, with the final...
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Ryujin reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
That mirrors my experience through high school, college, and grad school. Analysis like this comes in two kinds. Either you're free to...
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Ryujin reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Re: symbolic analysis: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Sometimes the gun isn’t Chekov’s.
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Ryujin reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Mine is (I just ordered the basic one). The gold plated one was 50% more expensive, and who needs that kind of gilty pleasure? -
Ryujin reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
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Ryujin reacted to payn's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Days like this I really wish we had an eyeroll reaction. Its absolutely all that is needed sometimes.
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Ryujin reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
You're not asking the really important questions: Is the Torment Nexus blue?
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Ryujin reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
Really, if you really read the source material, the Torment Nexus is meant to be a symbol of progress and prosperity!
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Ryujin reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread What are you watching in (late 2025 and) 2026? with Like.
Mad Men is my favorite show of all time. And for years, knowing that Matthew Weiner had worked on it, The Sopranos have been on my list...
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Ryujin reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What are you watching in (late 2025 and) 2026? with Like.
Everyone deciding songs are autobiographical, based on zero evidence and much speculation, is also a time-honored tradition. Phil...
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Ryujin reacted to prabe's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I'm saying that most literature classes--especially below college level, but also including 100 and maybe some 200 level stuff--feature...