>>118378428That is true. But now you're only helping my side. The reader in this instance is trying to find the value between the sentence "The Curtains Are Blue". They are trying to find the value behind it because in some way that sentence has a value to it. Cadence contributes to tone which can amplify a story from reality to something dreamlike. It also can inform us of the state of the writer at the moment they were in while writing the story. Delving into that purpose or meaning has value because there are tangible things we can discover.
What if the entire story was rushed? I hate to delve into hypotheticals, but what if the point of the teacher was to show how even a writer has to confine to the restrictions of a deadline? We are taking this to an extreme, sure, but this book now has a new unintended value as a teaching tool for aspiring writers.
The simple fact is, nothing we do is ever random. Every single decision we make is guided in some way. Even if it is the smallest atom being pushed the most incomprehensibly small distance, there is a tangible process going on. If the world really was random, if details really did exist for no meaning, then why not just smash my head into my keyboard as a response? Sometimes things just don't matter, right?
This is going to get personal, but have you ever written a story? I'm not trying to make you feel bad or good or really anything, nor am I trying to glorify the position of creator here, but I will say that there is a level of insight you gain after sitting down and completing something. You go through a process yourself. Hell, if you want something to turn out good you review your work before calling it complete. It's incredibly easy to be the guy who points flaws in what other people create, which is not what I'm saying you're doing, but the insight you gain from the act of creation does give new a different perspective on this stuff
