In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.
Gauging the value and merit of different forms of arts, such as films, novels, songs, and paintings, is not a straightforward task. Since a work of art might have an influence on society, economy, and artistic trends, judging art based on a single measure is undoubtedly erroneous. As far as I'm concerned, in order for a work of art to have merit, it does not necessarily need to be understandable to most people. For example, literature might not be appreciated by people if it engages in debates about contentious topics. Paintings that propose new artistic trends might also be regarded as shocking. Nevertheless, they are valuable to both society and the development of art itself. However, if we are judging art from its economical merits, then it is crucial that it is accessible to most people.
Since literature might discuss various issues, sometimes even contentious topics, it is possible that the works for novelists or writers are not appreciated by their contemporaries. For example, during the Cultural Revolution, there are many writers who wrote novels that implicitly challenged the validity of the actions of the Chinese Communist Party. However, these works are suppressed by the government and even considered disrespectful by people who are brainwashed by propaganda. Most people during the cultural revolution certainly did not appreciate those writers' works since these works challenged their beliefs. Nevertheless, the works have great societal merit since it helps us understand the history and reflect on what we did wrong.
For painters, their works might also be inaccessible to most people since some of them aim to start new artistic trends. Take surrealism as an example. Many iconic works, such as Mona Lisa with a beard or Toilets with a signature, are baffling to most people, yet they represent a bold aim to defy conventional values of aesthetics. Most works of Jason Pollock, which often consist of random chunks of paint on a large canvas, may also befuddle most people since we are used to seeing art that is interpretable. However, these works all represent creativity and innovation, which is what makes art intrinsically valuable.
However, if we were to consider a work of art to have economical merit, it is important that they are understandable to most people. Take the entertainment industry nowadays as an example. Almost all producers of movies are searching for topics that best suit the audiences' tastes. For example, epic superhero movies or cheesy romantic comedies, film genres that the general public is fixated with, often receive more funding than arthouse movies that discuss unpopular topics. The box office performances of movies produced by large companies also greatly subdue those produced by small independent workshops. Hence, if we gauge a work of art with its economical merit, it must be understandable to most people.
In conclusion, I believe art need not be understandable to most people for it to have merit. For example, literature creates societal values while paintings itself are valuable to the creation of new artistic trends. Nevertheless, for art to be considered economically valuable, they need to be understandable to most people.<br>
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, hence, however, if, may, nevertheless, so, then, while, for example, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 29.0 19.5258426966 149% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 14.8657303371 74% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 42.0 33.0505617978 127% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 65.0 58.6224719101 111% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2714.0 2235.4752809 121% => OK
No of words: 517.0 442.535393258 117% => OK
Chars per words: 5.24951644101 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.76839952204 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03248107522 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 244.0 215.323595506 113% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.471953578337 0.4932671777 96% => OK
syllable_count: 853.2 704.065955056 121% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 6.24550561798 160% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 26.0 20.2370786517 128% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 38.3604054991 60.3974514979 64% => OK
Chars per sentence: 104.384615385 118.986275619 88% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.8846153846 23.4991977007 85% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.73076923077 5.21951772744 71% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.83258426966 83% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.409437411413 0.243740707755 168% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.121162898951 0.0831039109588 146% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.113140023864 0.0758088955206 149% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.256360951719 0.150359130593 170% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0683266597957 0.0667264976115 102% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.2 14.1392134831 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 43.73 48.8420337079 90% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.17 12.1639044944 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.52 8.38706741573 102% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 100.480337079 128% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 54.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.25 Out of 6
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