What's the symbol of a symbol?

Re: last post, commentor ruthie directed me to a wonderful article in the Paris Review with decades-old author responses on the subject of symbolism in writing. I love that they rarely agree! My favs were Ralph Ellison's and Ray Bradbury's. I found myself thinking "here, here!" with both, even though they don't totally agree. Explaining the process of writing a book may be even harder than actually doing it. But it's fun to try, isn't it?

Working hard, every free moment. At last the title is official! PRINCESS ACADEMY 2: Revenge of the Mountain Goats*

*this title is a lie. Believe nothing Shannon says. She is clearly insane.