Why Interpreting Literature?

Ever since literature existed, there have always been different perspectives of what it truly means. To me literature does not have a specific meaning, but instead represents an idea that is much deeper and ambiguous. This can be seen through the various types of genres, which involve mood, tone, diction, setting, plot, and so on. These devices play an important role in gathering up facts, which eventually lead to the analysis of the text. However, the analysis of the text has many different outcomes because of various points of views.

Every individual has a different mentality of what should and should not qualify as a work of literature. People in general are always debating which books qualify as authentic and educational readings. It is clear to me that there can be many different interpretations of literature as a whole, which results in a never ending debate among individuals. It is important to ask the question, "what defines literature?" or even more precisely "who defines literature?" These two questions can be the fundamental base of how literature is either approved or set aside. Thus, the reason for my blog being titled "Interpreting Literature" is because in order to understand and have knowledge about the context one has to take the initiative to interpret the literature.