"Lost in Translation"

As we talked about Translations in class on Monday, I came across the theme we discussed "lost in translation." Discussing the many definitions of love for example, I found we can mistaken love for other meanings. In Translations, although the play is written in English, it is meant to be seen as though many languages are presented throughout the play. The characters in Translations speak different languages in order to communicate within each other better.


Discussing the meaning of love I found can be translated into other words. Love is powerful, one can love as a feeling, attitude, or used as a generic pleasure such as "I loved that meal I just ate" and it can used to intense interpersonal attraction such as "I love my family." Love is very difficult to define, as abstract, love can be a deep feeling caring for another person. The meaning of love in other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that we as English speaking people believe it to be. Sometimes we might not know how to love someone because we don't know what love actually "is." An online article stated that from this, "Jealousy is not love, Lust is not love, Fear is not love, Keeping people all to yourself is not love, and Expecting something from someone is not love." Love can have different importance throughout someone's life.