short story: technology…… bad
every english teacher ever: hholy shit…. oh my god??? oh my fuckingf. literary masterpiece oh my GOD
short story: *contains fog*
every english teacher ever: it means CONFUSION…. ugh his mind!! fucking symbols,,,I wouldn’t expect your tiny pea size brains to underst
short story: “the sky was black”
English teachers: bLACK MEANS D E A T H. EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN PROTAGONIST WONT DIE IN THE STORY, ITS FORESHADOWING DEATH!
shortstory: has snow
english teachers: SNOW MEANS MOURNING. EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT EXPLICITLY STATED OR GIVEN ANY REASON TO, THIS SYMBOLIZES THAT THE MAIN CHARACTER IS MOURNING.