Category: Interpretation

  • Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie: Interpretation

    Table of Contents Setting Clues Evidence Gathering Discovery Setting The first part of the book focuses mainly on the theme of identity and introducing the characters. The identity of the main character, Poirot, is not presented in the first chapters. Perhaps, the author used this method to emphasize his detective capabilities instead of merely stating…

  • Historical Interpretation of St. Valentines Day

    The Topic The topic I chose to explore involves the origins of St. Valentines Day. More specifically, it involved researching modern-day St. Valentines Day and its original festival, Lupercalia. The topic was chosen to see the differences between Roman and modern-day interpretations of the day and research the roots of a popular holiday in todays…

  • Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Interpretation and Practical Use

    CSI effect reaches into real courtrooms Legal experts worry that crime shows raise juror expectations This paper looks at how modern crime and legal TV shows affect the jurors perception of reasonable doubt. Most TV shows portray cases where the accused are usually convicted by well-researched and carried out forensic science, where the crime is…

  • Praise, Blame and Interpretation in Literature

    Description and analysis are the initial stages of learning the content of a literary work. Notional selection for analysis of one side of the whole text and identification of its place and meaning in the system allows an understanding of its general meaning in a new way. However, singling out one side without reference to…

  • Dialogue, Stage Directions, and Interpretation of a Play the Crucible

    Table of Contents Introduction Initial Interpretations Stage Directions: Comparison and Contrast Dialogue: Similarities and Differences Interpretation: Differences and Similarities in Perception Conclusion Works Cited Introduction A written play can be staged in multiple ways by changing how the characters look, behave, and talk. On the other hand, the stage reflection can also attempt to communicate…

  • Miltons Paradise Lost Poem Interpretation

    Table of Contents Introduction The Summary of Paradise Lost The Secondary Sources Perspective on the Poem Opposing Argument to the Secondary Source Conclusion Works Cited Introduction John Miltons Paradise Lost is a poem based on the Old and New Testament, about the oust of humanity from the garden of Eden and the fall of Satan…

  • Muras An Argument: On 1942: An Interpretation

    David Mura is a third-generation Japanese-American writer. An argument is a poem written by him depicting the traumatic experience of the Japanese living in America during the days of the Second World War. The situation then was something similar to the one the Muslim population in America (though not so severe)undergoes today, after the attack…

  • Interpretation of Why I Live at the P.O., and Its Literary Elements

    Table of Contents Plot and Setting Themes Characters Narrator Symbols Works Cited Plot and Setting In Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty, a youthful anonymous lady has all the earmarks of investigating the envy and struggle in her family. The setting of the story is the family home in Mississippi at the…

  • Interpretation of Legend in W. S. Merwins Odysseus

    In human life the idea if home occupies one of the leading positions in the hierarchy of traditional values. The famous proverb There is no place like home reflects the uniqueness and importance of the place to human heart. The emotional value of home becomes especially apparent in situations when due to circumstances of life…

  • Interpretation of Symbols in Young Goodman Brown a Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Table of Contents Introduction Symbolic Characters Interpreting the Symbols Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Young Goodman Brown is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne depicting the eternal battle between good and evil. It is a tale of a young man walking through a gloomy forest with an elderly companion to perform a wicked deed. Throughout the…