Quote of the Week

“The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn”

David Russell (Scottish classical Guitarist, b.1942)

Subtext and Metaphor

I had a discussion with a friend some time back on the topic of subtext and metaphor, particularly in dramatic writing.

At the time I thought the two were separate and more or less mutually exclusive, but I wasn’t completely sure and so I did some reading.

I replied to my friend what I discovered, and am posting it here with his permission after some amendments.

I am obviously no expert on the matter, but I do hope anyone reading this will find it informative or at least mildly interesting.

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Monday morning: if you feel happy, you're still dreaming.

I entered the office almost skipping. I was looking forward to the day, filled with a calm yet palpable sense of joie de vivre.  This is highly unusual for a Monday morning.

I thought, today is going to be the start of an awesomely productive week. I'll blaze through work like a focused laser beam, cutting through problems and ignoring distractions. This is what practice is, this is what being a lawyer ought to be and, and, and...

And then I read an something about the work I had to do, I thought, forget it, just forget it, I'm actually going to look for a distraction.