Quote Originally Posted by robbie374 View Post
Personally I find the post-modern view of subjective truth to be prideful and insulting to all artists. If a person creates something with thought and intention and purpose, as most authors do, then the author's intention is the only one that is true and matters: there is no room for individuals to reinterpret someone else's dedicated work to fit their own whims and desires. It is not the postmodern reader who has any expertise to speak of, but the creator only. If the creator is unable to contribute further opinion, such as by death, then an intellectually honest person will strive to follow what words and deeds do exist to construct the clearest possible understanding. Any action to the contrary is base and parasitical. A viewing culture or society that reinterprets is one that is full of itself and ignorant of reality.
I can see your view point. The bull in wallstreet, which originally signified strength and prosperity, has been twisted with the addition of that girl, making it into a villian.

On the other hand the pastiche found in postmodern writing can be quite strong. Books like American Psycho borrow writing styles form magizines, commercials, action flicks and other "low literature" in order to create a strong argument about the corruption of society, which values consumerism and possessions so highly.