Essays on Interpretation

Interpretations of individuals and life vary. In Edith Wharton’s short story “Roman Fever,” Alida Slade and Grace Ansley each visualize the other through “the wrong end of her little telescope” (1370). These misinterpretations emphasize the complexity and depth of Grace Ansley’s character. The perspectives of the couple, the American man and Jig, in Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants” also differ on concrete issues, but imply a more abstract discrepancy of each’s view ...

Station Eleven is about survivors and overcoming serious events. Emily St. John Mandel went through a series of different themes in the book, some maybe she didn’t realize she included. Themes of death and survival play a big part of the storyline and create a great story. The book starts out with the death of Arthur Leander, which portrays that there will be more deaths of others throughout the story. After the initial death of Arthur, the story jumps to portray a world where 99 percent of ...

In the Filipino version of Aladdin, it introduced how a young boy and his mother are struggling economically. After revealing that his father had already died, the young boy went to a marketplace to seek economic opportunities. When he looked around, he encountered a traveling merchant who claims to be his father’s long lost brother. When his mother arrived, the merchant relayed the same message to her. Although she knew that her decreased husband did not have a brother, she was convinced ...

An Interpretation is Inga Clendinnen’s second book and in its most basic form is an exploration into the culture of the people of Tenochtitlan. Clendinnen lays out intentions to explore Aztec culture through a bottom up approach in order to appreciate the wider ideas of gender roles, ritual and interactions within the structures of society. Before Clendinnen and the changing approaches of historiography of the 1990’s, most historiography and archaeological excavations focussed on a top down ...

There are three basic semiotic methods of examination: interpretation, formalization and language analysis. Every cultural output may become a semantic unit. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, only interpretation is suitable for understanding of such units, on semiotic, as well as on semantic levels. Meanings of semantic units depend on different factors: sense of exactness is natural for sciences, therefore they require clear interpretation of signs; high art leads us to connotative ...

Look at the United States, in every global or domestic issue they are always there either as an ally or enemy of a certain state. When you think of it, United States is currently the sole superpower of the world. How does one become a superpower or eliminate a rival superpower? Realism has the answers. Based on realism, as long as a state gains power, its chances of survival are high. Among the theories of international relations, realism is the theory that is pessimistic in nature. In line ...

The portrait shows the subject sitting upright and sideways in a chair, with her face and chest turned slightly towards the viewer. Her left arm sits comfortably on the armrest of the chair and is clasped by the hand of her right arm which crosses her front. The slightly protective position of her arms, as well as the armrest, creates a sense of distance between sitter and spectator. The background landscape behind the sitter was created using aerial perspective, with its smoky blues and no ...

The "other" co-creates our physiological life which, in result, is used through signified practices. From the material discussed in class, signifiers are known as any gesture, word, or various image that give significance to a deeper meaning if we so choose take them into consideration. Signifiers play a role in shaping how we interpret different events that happen within our lifetime. Writing is mediated, which means we must interpret it to have a better understanding. The ability to ...

A single event witnessed by more than one person can be portrayed in almost countless different ways, making the truth nearly impossible to determine. The conflicting outlooks on an occurrence vary depending on who is recanting the story, what their motives are, and how they perceived the events; in Rashōmon, a film by Akira Kurosawa, the viewer is able to analyze how this complex array of concepts impacts four different people, retelling a single event. Before analyzing how one specific scene ...

Coming from the latin word justus or justitia, the Old English definition of justice – or iustice back then – was the “administration of the law.” This, combined with “just,” formed the word justice. As defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, this word specifically is “the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments.” Law.com Dictionary, a dictionary used for specific legal ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is written about a prince named Hamlet that is seeking to find revenge over the his father’s murder. In Act 1, Scene 5 of the play Hamlet encounters his late father's ghost, the ghost reveals that he was murdered by his brother Claudius who is now the king. The ghost requests Hamlet to avenge his death. Hamlet wants to investigate his father’s death and does so by disguising his real feelings by putting on an “antic disposition”. Hamlet’s goal is act mad to not ...

Delays in court for ESL/LAP applicants is one of the thematic findings from exploring the justice barriers for this population identified by Emily Troshynski in her presentation on “Lost in Translation: Barriers to Justice Faced By ESL/LEP Civil Protection Order Applicants.” Court delays in the passing of judgment against culprit threaten the lives of victims. Court system issues civil protection orders (CPO) by the fulfillment of specific factors of the hearing. Based on the presentation by ...

Shakespeare’s plays are ageless and action-packed, intense tragedies that are considered as relics in the field of Literature and Theatre. Some of them include Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc. The greatest challenge faced by the theatre artists and directors is to articulate and execute such a vast amount of information on stage within a limited period of time. Bard on the Beach’s Macbeth is an exceptional production, successfully putting up such an ambitious interpretation. Right off ...

Jezebel is portrayed as a negative influence consistently in the bible as well as by modern biblical interpreters. She was insulted and persecuted for doing many of the same actions that men got praise for. Because of these things, Josey Bridges Syder explores Jezebels sexuality and behavior through a feminist lens within her article, “Jezebel and Her Interpreters.” Snyder also addresses pop culture, reputation, and female empowerment in an attempt to reclaim Jezebel from sexist and biased ...

One of the most commended and compelling authors of the twentieth-century, Franz Kafka is notable for his novels and short stories that regularly depict human debasement and remorselessness. His compositions explored topics such as self-worth and the absence of human compassion and sympathy . Kafka's writings and story themes, although interesting and captivating, have darker implications all throughout. Kafka's writing suggests that it could have been influenced and impacted by his ...