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> Fiction sets unreasonable expectations. Why not use history? The bad guys sometimes win, but at least people learn something closer to reality.

Fiction does not require bad guys to loose. That is just contemporary American cultural expectation to make them always win.

>How much time was wasted learning about symbolism?

If you want to communicate with people, symbolism matters. It is part of the communication, just like analogies or figures of speach.



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