What is the primary question the author of "speaking of symbolism" is trying to answer?
a. what do surveys tell us about symbols?
b. what is the conflict between the author and the reader?
c. what makes a symbol valid in a piece of literature?
d. why do authors create literature?

The correct answer is letter C.What makes a symbol valid in a piece of literature? The primary question the author of "Speaking of Symbolism" is trying to answer "C.What makes a symbol valid in a piece of literature?" In Symbolism, there are a lot of questions that will surely come out because symbolism can mean anything.