A tale is born from an image, and the image extends and creates a network of meanings that are always equivocal.
Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
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What theme connects these sayings?
Both explore how meaning is created rather than simply given.
What idea appears in the first saying?
Stories build networks of meaning that remain always equivocal.
What does the second saying argue?
That we define ourselves through the meanings we assign to situations.
Is this topic literary or philosophical?
It blends both literary theory and personal philosophy.
What tone do these sayings share?
They share a thoughtful, interpretive tone.
A second, more philosophical line argues that people define themselves through the very meanings they assign to events.
