Should asking about meaning of a particular excerpt/quote of a book be on-topic? [duplicate]

Question

Sometimes, I (I think we all do) come across a passage or quote where we couldn't quite understand what author means in that context.

So, should asking such questions be on-topic?

Users can get better perspective from others who actually read this.

Answer 1

Yes.

That seems to be exactly what a site for Literature should be for. Literary analysis often involves attempting to understand exactly what an author is trying to say in some particularly obscure passage.

Some questions of this form might be better off at English Language & Usage or English Language Learners, though.¹ Before posting your question, you might want to think about whether it's more a language question or a literature question. If you're asking about the meaning of a word or phrase, one of the language sites might be the best place to ask. If you're asking about what an author was trying to say by a word or phrase whose meaning you know in general, then definitely ask it here.

¹ _{Or possibly another language site, if the literary work you're talking about isn't in English. I don't know much about their scopes though.}