Question

How does the selection of medium (written version vs. visual image) affect your understanding of theme?

Answer 1

Answer:

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

The painting is open for wider interpretation. A viewer who doesn't know the story of Pandora may interpret the winged creatures flying out of the box as demons and construct their own version of the meaning of the image. A reader is given more specific details and pointed in the direction of the interpretation desired by the author. Both share the idea that something bad has been set free.

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