Shawna asked: "Do you think that it is possible for someone to be consistent in their feelings towards a particular piece of art? meaning not change the interpretation at all in the slightest."
In short, yes. I think that throughout one's life, one can certainly gain new appreciation for new things and lose appreciation for others. (For example, I've recently been getting into jazz music, a genre that I never would have expected to like, had you asked me a few years ago.) I think that this is inevitable because of the drastic change, events, and growth that people experience throughout their lives. However, I believe that it is definitely possible to maintain the same appreciation for certain works throughout these life changes. For example, I have always loved Whitman's Noiseless Patient Spider. I first read this poem about 5 years ago, while in a dramatically different point of my life. To this day, I find this poem beautiful and moving for inexplicable reasons. Similarly, I know that I will always harbor a deep love for certain novels, music, or works of visual art. To me, there are certain things that just hit you; they affect you in a way that is on such a deep level that it cannot mitigated by time or the changing world around it.
Q: How has your taste in visual art, music, or poetry/prose changed or evolved throughout the years? Have there been any significant events in your life that have drastically altered or affected these preferences?
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