The Rainbow Fish
“This is what the author means,” so often teachers, reviewers and readers say.
I’ve often wondered how they know, unless the author has specifically stated it.  When I was in school, my teachers, then my college professors told us this or that was what the author actually meant about books, plays and short stories we were reading.  They would pull out a commentary of some “expert’s” opinion and say that was what the author meant. Reviewers often tell us the same thing.
However, I often wondered, “Did the author actually say this is what he/she meant by that story?”  Yes, sometimes the …read more