Taste is a matter of personal opinion and preference. An individual's tastes can vary widely, even within close-knit circles of individuals. Even though a person may have similar backgrounds and educational experiences with a peer group, their tastes will inevitably differ from these to some extent. In order to fully understand another person's taste, an individual must be willing to observe carefully and avoid making assumptions based on individual impressions. In addition to initial impressions, our understanding of language and the meaning we attribute to words will differ from those of others. . What one person considers beautiful is not what another will consider beautiful. Thoroughly analyzing and recognizing the discrepancies resulting from the connotative meanings of words is an important part of being able to understand taste. Although there is generally consensus on the meaning of words, it is important to note that even though it seems that we have a similar understanding and definition of particular words like beauty, we need to take a closer look at the meaning that we we want to give to avoid any dissonance that could result from misinterpretation. mutual understanding of language and taste. The more individuals assign meaning based on emotions rather than reason or denotative meanings to terms such as beauty, the more conflict can arise. Recognizing the deep-rooted differences that exist within a group of people can help us find more common ground. Despite disagreements in beliefs, people can still come to a harmonious understanding on a particular topic or term through ongoing, open dialogue about words and their definitions. In specific literary works, the commonalities between words and their connotation definitions can be discovered... middle of paper ...... arts must be analyzed carefully and objectively. Those who master this process should be held in the highest esteem. Being able to objectively critique a work of art based solely on the work and the messages conveyed by each party is a difficult task because it is easy to be influenced by personal taste, biases, and other outside sources . People who are astute in the objective analysis of art are able to recognize the carefully intended messages embedded by creators in their works. When the intended meaning of works of art is beautiful, an objective critic is able to recognize the value of the works before him. They are able to use both logical reasoning and feeling to discuss these works and derive a universal definition of beauty, despite the differences that will inevitably arise in the tastes that each human being possesses..