Quote Originally Posted by Kesey View Post
I'm worried that this kind of closed minded thinking about literature analysis has lead to the "Red Door" memes. For those who don't know, "a red door represents anger," which is implicitly read from a text, and for those who are frustrated by that level of thinking react with "but what if the door was just red," because it's easier to just stick to explicit evidence.
The thing with this "red door" analogy is that if the author has deliberately mentioned that the door is red, then there's probably some significance to its redness.

You are trying to argue a case for something that isn't in the text of the story. It's like the author didn't mention what colour the door was and you're trying to claim that "because she's angry, the door must be red".