All works of literature possess a river of thematic concern flowing beneath

the written word. Some philosophers have expounded that authors themselves

work to uncover and discover their own well-hidden secrets and foibles

layered deep within the narrative structure of their work.       

The writer Alexei Panshin writes: “A book isn't a single, static thing with

one unarguable meaning. Each reader who comes to it brings his own special

knowledge, habits and attitudes. Each reader reads a different book. Each

reader imagines a different story.”