There have been so many interpretations of the story that I'm not going to choose between them. Make your own choice. They contradict each other$$$ the various choices. The only choice that really matters$$$ the only interpretation of the story$$$ if you want one$$$ is your own. Not your teacher's$$$ not your professor's$$$ not mine$$$ not a critic's$$$ not some authority's. The only thing that matters is$$$ first$$$ the experience of being in the story$$$ moving through it. Then any interpretation you like. If it's yours$$$ then that's the right one$$$ because what's in a book is not what an author thought he put into it$$$ it's what the reader gets out of it.
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