"Watership Down" does not fit into my definition of furry, even though it is one of my two favorite books of all time.
If there is one thing I've noticed about furry art is that it tends towards animal choices for aesthetic rather than symbolic reasons. This may sound like negative criticism, but it does allow for more unstereotypical characterization; a character often neither follows the symbolic path set out for it, nor does it "subvert" it. It is allowed to be a character in its own right. Notice this only applies to furry art; furries often have their own very personal "symbolism" tied up with a favourite animal.
As for alien viewpoints, that is the realm of hard science fiction or experimental fantasy, not furry. After all, an alien viewpoint is hardly anthropomorphic.
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"Watership Down" does not fit into my definition of furry, even though it is one of my two favorite books of all time.
If there is one thing I've noticed about furry art is that it tends towards animal choices for aesthetic rather than symbolic reasons. This may sound like negative criticism, but it does allow for more unstereotypical characterization; a character often neither follows the symbolic path set out for it, nor does it "subvert" it. It is allowed to be a character in its own right. Notice this only applies to furry art; furries often have their own very personal "symbolism" tied up with a favourite animal.
As for alien viewpoints, that is the realm of hard science fiction or experimental fantasy, not furry. After all, an alien viewpoint is hardly anthropomorphic.