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Hannah asked this question about American Gods (American Gods, #1):
What was the point (?) of Sam Black Crow? Why did she dream of the buffalo headed person, and the thunderbirds? Why was she given so much significance at the end of the book, when she hadn't really been in the rest of it very much? And how did she get the flowers from Shadow???
Gordon I don't get why people ask what the "point" of something is. That's a totally objective measure to a completely subjective idea. Either you "got" some…moreI don't get why people ask what the "point" of something is. That's a totally objective measure to a completely subjective idea. Either you "got" something from it, or you didn't. To me, it's not the responsibility of an author to imbue every aspect of a work with meaning. And even if I were wrong about that, how would an author assure every reader discovers the same truth? (less)
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
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