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Structuralism
"To construct a coherent picture of structuralism, I must first engage in an effort very similar to that undertaken by classical structuralist analysis. I must develop an underlying structure of interrelated concepts that purportedly generate, or provide the meaning of, the multiple particular practices or texts of a diverse collection of authors-a structuralism of structuralisms, as it were."
In 1984 Thomas C. Heller wrote these words in "Structuralism and Critique." He assumes that in order to write about this topic he must do so in a manner befitting of a classical structuralist. Classical structuralist, along with most structuralist today, believe that critical readers examine the literary work interpreting its unchanging structure. It is perceived to be unchanging for two reasons. First, there is a notion that all educational institutions teach students to write with structure. Meaning variation is limited if we all receive close to the same education. Second, structure is seen in every work of literature. According to structuralist, there are very few original structures. Most in society are replicas of something that has already been written.
This picture of "Rome & Jewel" is an example of the structuralist point of view. This movie uses the same structure of two before it: Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story. There is nothing new if the structure is what is most important in interpreting the structure.
Structuralism
"To construct a coherent picture of structuralism, I must first engage in an effort very similar to that undertaken by classical structuralist analysis. I must develop an underlying structure of interrelated concepts that purportedly generate, or provide the meaning of, the multiple particular practices or texts of a diverse collection of authors-a structuralism of structuralisms, as it were."
In 1984 Thomas C. Heller wrote these words in "Structuralism and Critique." He assumes that in order to write about this topic he must do so in a manner befitting of a classical structuralist. Classical structuralist, along with most structuralist today, believe that critical readers examine the literary work interpreting its unchanging structure. It is perceived to be unchanging for two reasons. First, there is a notion that all educational institutions teach students to write with structure. Meaning variation is limited if we all receive close to the same education. Second, structure is seen in every work of literature. According to structuralist, there are very few original structures. Most in society are replicas of something that has already been written.
This picture of "Rome & Jewel" is an example of the structuralist point of view. This movie uses the same structure of two before it: Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story. There is nothing new if the structure is what is most important in interpreting the structure.