Two Theories...

One of the first theories that stuck me as intriguing was the socialist theory. In today's world I believe that it is important to not only be able to see class struggles and inequality, but also to understand it. While social change seems to be all around us, trying to occur, I think it is extremely important that we be able to lead that social change. By looking through the socialist lens while reading literature, I believe we will gain the knowledge to help lead such changes.
One of the other theories that caught my eye was Reader response. I think that one of the main purposes of literature is to make the reader dig for deeper meaning. If the purpose of this theory is bring about personal reflection on the material, then it is crucial. Not only does the dissection of the text show that there is deeper meaning, but also allows for growth as a student and teacher. I think that reader response is important because it brings about new ideas and issues.
As far as deconstruction of text goes, I think it's interesting. But it seems to me that deconstruction could get confusing depending on what each individual thinks, and what basic assumptions they make. But this topic definitely made me think. Shines a new light on how I could read a text.