But it’s not (obviously, and it’s really comical) to be taken literally, that’s the beauty of interpretation: can we interpret the message to readers as ‘those to whom the obvious must be shown’? And can we say that their purpose is to inform people who do not grasp it?
But it’s not (obviously, and it’s really comical) to be taken literally, that’s the beauty of interpretation: can we interpret the message to readers as ‘those to whom the obvious must be shown’? And can we say that their purpose is to inform people who do not grasp it?