Thursday, January 6, 2011

Deconstruction

The deconstruction of The Great Gatsby is basically combining new criticism with the other views Lois Tyson has used through out the book. I would like to comment on how lois tyson focuses a lot on deconstructing the older things she says about the book rather then the book its self. "The novel's overt ideological project- the condemnation of american decadence in the 1920s, which replaced forever the wholesome innocence of a simpler time- is undermined by the texts own ambivalence toward the binary opposition..." (pg267) This is Tyson giving the book an "overt ideological project" and proceeding for the next 2 pages to tear down the previous statement she made. Her deconstructive criticism has not changed my view on The Great Gatsby because of its synonymous discoveries to the previous criticisms. I think deconstructive criticism should be applied to other aspects of the book that Tyson did not chose. Such as the reasoning behind the messed up relationships. Using deconstructive criticism on the relationships of the book would give us yet another entirely new insite on the novel and not just repeat the previously said discoveries like "in which there is a male dominated world." (pg.268)
What would be the best aspect of the book to apply deconstructive criticism to? would it change the way we look at the story?

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