Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life. Phrases or quotes found in works of literature may be used to help express one's own thoughts, to describe a particular situation, or even to apply the circumstances in another piece of literature. Readers often utilize literary quotes for this purpose, yet not every reader will interpret a given quote the same way. One example of a phrase which can have many different meanings is the …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 767 total…in literary works can successfully describe life experiences. The phrase 'The sins of the father visit upon the children' can be interpreted in many different ways depending on how you look at different words, or how you apply them to real life or literature. You can take word 'father' literally, or take it as a word that means parent. 'Father' can even mean generations of families. It just depends on the context of the situation.