It might be tempting to look at analyses of books, movies or any other work of art. This is specially useful as sometimes art can feel so esoteric so you want to understand what the whole noise is about!

With Internet, there are a range of analysis videos now, which delve from the superficial to deep psychological or creative aspects.

The existence of these analyses are definitely a blessing. It can sometimes give us a framework, or direction to think about when thinking about art.

For example, a book analysis can throw light on the motivations of the characters, the sequences and the general message or theme. It is possible to read the entire book and miss the whole point!

However, any art, according to me is also a personal story. The meaning of which is for you to interpret.

It can differ from person to person, and with time, the way someone views a piece of art can differ even for the same person.

While its helpful to rely on experts to understand how to look at art, our goal should be to build that muscle ourselves. Even with a book, it is useful at different points along the story to check with ourselves what we feel the theme or what the author is trying to convey.

Then we can always look up online as to how other people have different interpretations of the same book.

But eventually we need to find the meaning which resonates with us the most, based on our journey and experiences.