Question

Which of the following describes a deconstructionist approach to a text? Infer the motivations of the author. Infer the motivations of the author. Clarify the historical context. Clarify the historical context. Analyze themes that appeal to people across cultural boundaries. Analyze themes that appeal to people across cultural boundaries. Complicate the meaning of the text.

Answer 1

The option that describes a deconstructionist approach to a text is - complicates the meaning of the text. Deconstructionists like to dig deep into the text, and find meanings that aren’t obvious at the first, second, or even the third glance. They like to analyze texts so much that they bear everything within their interpretation, and get to the very core of the text, thus complicating something that would otherwise have been a simple analysis.