If there's something that's mentioned repeatedly that's not really plot relevant, that's usually a flashing signal to me to stop and think, "hey, what's the deal with that?" I'm sure I miss a lot of more subtle symbols, but this rule of thumb catches some more obvious ones.
Practrastination t1_iwthgfc wrote
Reply to Do you look for symbolism while reading? by witchycommunism
If there's something that's mentioned repeatedly that's not really plot relevant, that's usually a flashing signal to me to stop and think, "hey, what's the deal with that?" I'm sure I miss a lot of more subtle symbols, but this rule of thumb catches some more obvious ones.