Question

Summary

Do you think it is possible for two readers to interpret a literary text differently in terms of purpose? In terms of message?

Answer 1

Yes.

Step-by-step explanation:

For example, a story could be about a fat squirrel who eats a water hose. The water hose is very hard, and the squirrel cannot eat the water hose.

One reader may say, "The squirrel is a idiot because he eats water hoses," and another could say, "the water hose is very hard."

Different interpretations can mean different things.