The act of finding literary symbolism where there is none. Refers to a (n apparently deleted) Not Always Right story in which students at a reading tell the author that their professor insists that s/he repeatedly included references to blue curtains because s/he is depressed, and the author replies that blue is simply his/her favorite color.
Professor: Sylvia Plath's "Morning Song" talks about The Fool's Journey...
Student: You found kabbalah, astrology and alchemy in a poem about giving birth? Sounds like a lot of blue curtains to me!
Student: You found kabbalah, astrology and alchemy in a poem about giving birth? Sounds like a lot of blue curtains to me!
by Kotora September 21, 2018
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