1. Deconstruct
The student essay by Jennifer Douglas on "The House on Mango Street" uses transcendental signifier, logocentrism, and binary oppositions as well as alternates the privileged and the unprivileged. ... She uses a transcendental signifier by stating that "the narrator alternates between privileging reality and dream by first acknowledging the positive aspects of the house on Mango Street and then complaining that her new conditions do not conform to her hopes." ... Even at the beginning of her essay, Douglas applies logocentrism by believing that there is an ultimate reality that and serve as ...
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- Approx Pages: 1
- Grade Level: Undergraduate