If you've ever taken a college english class, you'll be well acquainted with teachers asking you "what does this mean?" or "what is the author trying to tell us?". These questions drive me absolutely bonkers! Soem stories don't have a message, some of them are JUST GOOD STORIES. Not everything has some deeper meaning. The same goes for art. I just get so frustrated whenever some new-age nitwit starts talking about the "message" of some ancient work of art. They obviously don't understand that some of these people they idolize where only doing this to pay the bills. They GOT PAID to make these things. I'm really getting tired of everything in the world having to have some meaning beyond the obvious, sometimes things really are that simple.