LOL...I think that stories that have such strong reactions as this one may do so exactly because we read them for different reasons and with different payoffs! (Or rather, they lend themselves to be read for different...)

I'm reminded of the responses to Freedom, where different readers took near contrary interpretations from it. And I'd argue that was one of the reasons for its wide appeal and success! (Then again, my current definition for "great" literature is writing that allows for the largest amount of literary schools to get something out of it...)