u/Moist-Asparagus-509 — reddlx

hi everybody- i'm looking for books that guide or teach me how to do literary analysis and see the deeper meaning within books.

i'm looking for something that teaches:

how to identify symbols, motifs, and themes
how to support an interpretation with textual evidence
how to distinguish between a reasonable interpretation and overanalyzing/stretch.
how to think more deeply about literature in general

like specificially, i struggle with how people arrive at interpretations like "the airplane symbolizes freedom" or "the rain represents rebirth." i want books that actually explain the reasoning process behind those interpretations. and then i can apply those techniques with the books that are on my school's curriculum next yr. an example book i have to interpret next year is mary shelley's frankenstein which ik is rlly dense..