Using the literary theory of Deconstruction, analyze Cormac McCarthy's The Road

Analysis of Cormac McCarthy 's The Road ' using the literary theory of Deconstruction

The literary theory of Deconstruction was introduced by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida . Derrida is one of the most well known thinkers of the twentieth century . Derrida was born on the 15th of July year 1930 in Algeria . He was born of a Jewish family that faced racial discrimination (Lawlor 2006 . The things he has experienced as a child influenced him greatly and motivated him to strive for excellence . He has set himself apart from other philosophers that he

has preceded that introduced theories like phenomenology , existentialism , and structuralism , by developing and introducing the literary theory of deconstruction

The literary theory of Deconstruction strictly pursues the meaning of a text up to the point that it exposes contradictions and internal oppositions within the text . J . Hillis Miller described deconstruction as

Deconstruction is not a dismantling of the structure of a text , but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself . Its apparently-solid ground is no rock , but thin air

This theory questions traditional assumptions about certainty , identity and truth . It challenges the status quo in the society in order to bring out the true and relative meaning of the text . Deconstruction focuses on the idea that the language and meaning are often inadequate in trying to convey the message or idea a communicator is trying to express . It assumes that the words used are not enough in order to convey the message that the author wants to...