An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't like allegory.
I don't like allegories.
I'm not being naive; I realise there's no such thing as a pure reading. But I'd rather keep myself as far out of it as I can.
In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context.
I'm not against asking the audience to work, but I think what you have now is a sort of gratuitous deconstruction as a result of a fashion of literary deconstructionism indicating that there are no meanings.
We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations.
There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
Most writers are drawn to what is unknown, rather than what is clear in any tale.
Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't.