Interesting. What if I write an autobiography? Isn't it also I the author as a character in my own book? Do you believe that if a photograph is taken of you it can't be "you" in the photograph, since an image cannot really capture the essence of who "you" are? If so, I think that's missing the point of what both literature and photographs are trying to convey.
I think I'm inclined to disagree. What I suspect you're saying is that a book cannot possibly capture your entire being - the chemical bonds in your DNA for example, or the patterns of your neural pathways. But that isn't really what "being in a book means. Mark Twain is both an author and a character in his own books, for example.
I think I'm inclined to disagree. What I suspect you're saying is that a book cannot possibly capture your entire being - the chemical bonds in your DNA for example, or the patterns of your neural pathways. But that isn't really what "being in a book means. Mark Twain is both an author and a character in his own books, for example.