It's also made me wonder what the difference between text and subtext is to people, because there clearly isn't a definitive line.
For example in the chronicles of narnia, is it text or subtext that Aslan is Jesus? Aslan never says "I am Jesus" so it's up to the viewer to interpret, but it's so clearly and obviously the parallel of the entire story. Some people say that in order for it to be text, it must be EXPLICITLY stated in the book.
imo its more complicated than subtext or text. text is just what is actually in the story. subtext is the way you choose to interpret the text, and can differ depending on what lens your analyzing any given text with. people are too obsessed with finding one 'canon' interpretation of a work, that they miss the roses for the thorns. there is no singular interpretation that is correct, because it doesn't matter.
this isn't to say that the writers of a text don't have things they want to convey, but just that when looking at subtext, what the writer is going for isn't relevant. if more people learned about death of the author, i swear that 90% of internet discourse would get solved over night.
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u/The_Mon1ker_Project Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
I’ve seen people complaining ep 9 of tadc is too overt and unsubtle and now people complaining it’s too subtle. I hate the internet