Logos becomes a father figure for writing, because it provides a point of origin and power for writing. This opposition often leads to aggressive, even murderous intentions between the two. You will be tested. But any kind of extended examination of the situation reveals a much more complicated relationship. The relationship between father and son is not an absolute that lies outside of language, but rather something that our uses of language create.
Someone can be both father and son simultaneously.
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