g writes, “What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to see more, hear more and feel more” (Sontag 660). This work of art allows me to open my senses and get in touch with my emotions.The final important emotional point is toward the end of the song, “Will the past be a shadow that will follow us around, will the memories fade when I leave this town?” Lightness in my heart is felt when I hear this line of the song. It feels as if my heart is either sinking or floating, but I’m not sure of which one. Are my lifelong memories really just shadows that I can’t get rid of? I feel the memories slowly slipping away as my life gets busier. It’s sad that I am forgetting memories already because I only left for college seven months ago. The reality of constant change sets in because I don’t usually take time to stop and look at the changes in my life. I know I will keep returning to “this town” for holidays and summer break, but it will never be the same. The faces will change; new businesses will take over the places I loved to go in the past. I feel slightly sullen now, but there is a glimmer of hope that the new memories I make will be worth the gradual growth from the old ones. There are a variety of emotions that this song opens me up to, and that is what makes Graduation a true work of art. Sontag’s “Against Interpretation” really opened my eyes to the world of art. I’ve never thought deeply into the meaning of art because I too, thought interpretation was unnecessary. The saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is relevant to Sontagian interpretation. Art must be moving and stimulating to the senses. It’s not about the deep meaning or symbolism, but how art affects the person experiencing it. This doesn’t draw a bold line between art and non-art. No one can decide what defines art because...