Literature, Criticism And Th... — An Introduction To

Thorne smiled. "That depends on which lens you wear. That is where begins."

Elara looked at the book again. Suddenly, she didn’t see the characters; she saw the structure . She noticed how the rhythm of the sentences mimicked the sound of a loom. She saw how the author used the color blue every time the weaver felt lonely. "I see the craft!" she exclaimed. "The story is a machine of perfectly timed parts." An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Th...

The story changed. Elara saw that the weaver was poor, while the king who bought her tapestries was rich. She realized the story was actually about the struggle of the working class against those who own the means of production. The 'magic' tapestry was a metaphor for the laborer's stolen time. Thorne smiled

Elara read it. It was a story of a woman weaving a tapestry that predicted the future. "It’s a fine story," Elara said. "But what does it mean ?" Suddenly, she didn’t see the characters; she saw