Literature Is Meant To Provide A Perspective On Life Phrases Or Quotes Found In

Title	Literature Is Meant To Provide A Perspective On Life Phrases Or Quotes Found In
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     Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life.  Phrases or quotes found in
works of literature may be used to help express one's own thoughts, to describe a particular
situation, or even to apply the circumstances in another piece of literature.  Readers often
utilize literary quotes for this purpose, yet not every reader will interpret a given quote the
same way.  One example of a phrase which can have many different meanings is the biblical
quote "The sins of the father visit upon the children."

     A literal interpretation of the above quote would mean the wrongdoings of the father
somehow affects the children.  If the "bad habits" of one generation aren't corrected, they
will be passed on to the generations that follow.  That can result in generations of drug
abusers, spouse abusers, or just rude people. One example of this interpretation might be if a
father is a drug abuser, the children will learn from him, and use drugs also.  Another
example is if the father is abusive, the children will think that is how problems are solved.
They, in turn, will be abusive to their families, and will start a vicious cycle for generations to
come.  These examples definitely show how this biblical quote may be interpreted literally.

     "The sins of the father visit upon the children" has a deeper meaning than that
described above.  For example, "father" could be changed to "parent," and these "parents"
could mean "generations" that precede the children.  A situation that would represent that
would be war or pollution.  A second example which illustrates how this quote may be
interpreted on a more global level is preceding generations could affect the children  by
means of racial discrimination that has been passed down from long ago.  This may have
started with slavery and segregation.  Then, as generations follow, racial discrimination is
passed.  All of these situations prove that one quote may have many different meanings.

     A third way to interpret this biblical quote is to change the word "sins" to a more
general or positive term such as "behaviors", "expectations", "experiences", or even "good
deeds".  By making such a substitution, the quote takes on a new meaning.  This makes the
biblical quote good or bad depending on the "behaviors".  ...

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