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Originally Posted by Wpnfire
It's both. When somebody creates a new symbol, they assign the meaning to it and that meaning becomes intrinsic and can never be changed. It's like language.
I'm unfamiliar with both of these, but if the creator of each of those purposefully included multiple interpretations, than both interpretations are correct. If the author meant only one iterpretation, than that is the only correct one.
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Not necessarily. While those films promote different interpretations, it doesn't mean that there isn't a specific interpretation that the director keeps to itself. We create our own meaning in things. Take Lord of the Flies for example. It's a common interpretation that the pink conch shell is a symbol representing a lack of femininity on the island. When asked about this the author denied that and said that he just imagined it would be pink. Those people aren't wrong with their interpretation because it still creates a more fleshed out and meaningful story. While there is a lot of objective bases for meaning like what a word means, but there are many things that don't fit under that umbrella term. There's just too many different cases to make a broad statement like you have.