Such is Life
When I discuss literature in my classes I try to suggest interpretations to the material that students might not have considered, but I'll be hard pressed to ever tell a student that their perception of the material is wrong. I don't believe any stories or essays are written for the exclusive purpose of being published in a high school textbook. So, absolute answers to textbook questions do not exist. Nonsensical answers do not count, but almost every well thought out opinion is valid.
With this in mind, here's "C'est La Mort" by The Civil Wars. I hadn't yet read the lyrics when I first played their CD in my car, and without a working knowledge of the French language I didn't hear a song about a love that lasts to death and then beyond.
Instead, as I'm cruising around in a car littered with picture books, sippy cups, and teething rings, I heard a song about a parent making the impossible plea for their child to not grow up and grow away. I actually had to wipe away a few tears.
Funny how parenting affects interpretation, but c'est la vie.
Funny how parenting affects interpretation, but c'est la vie.
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