You know, there’s a lot I analyze about books but symbols aren’t one of those things!

I feel like a lot of symbols are intuitive, because they carry emotional weight in the narrative—so you know what they’re about even if you wouldn’t articulate it that way. For instance, a character often has an object that’s important to them because it symbolizes someone important in their life.

Seeking out symbols that don’t carry weight in the story isn’t a very meaningful activity for me though, so no I don’t do that. English classes focus on this overmuch methinks.