Foster points out that many will always ask is that a rhetorical strategy or are the author really meaning that. Yes, the author really does intend to symbolize and allude to outside situations or times. It is not just woven into the text for nothing , as a reader gains experience they will learn what to pick out. Authors will pull ideas from all cultures, and religions to form a plot. Each novel may take minutes to read , but takes a author days to write.