One thing I was trying to get across in my response is that a lot of the time our 'logical human responses' sense is contingent on experience and culture. I can see your argument here and I don't precisely disagree with it - but I don't think it has to be so set in stone as 'the only logical human response'. Because - by your own argument about tropes and different readings - not everyone is going to perceive it that way. Logical human responses are at least as variable as perceived authorial intent, I think...
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One thing I was trying to get across in my response is that a lot of the time our 'logical human responses' sense is contingent on experience and culture. I can see your argument here and I don't precisely disagree with it - but I don't think it has to be so set in stone as 'the only logical human response'. Because - by your own argument about tropes and different readings - not everyone is going to perceive it that way. Logical human responses are at least as variable as perceived authorial intent, I think...