The most common use of the terms constructionand deconstruction is in the building trades, and . their borrowing by literary theorists for a new type . of criticism cannot help but have certain overtones . to the outsider. First, the usage suggests that the . creation and critical interpretation of literature are (30) not organic but mechanical processes; that the . author of any piece of writing is not an inspired, . intuitive artist, but merely a laborer who cobbles . existing materials (words) into more or less conventional structures.
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The above line reference states that the terms "construction" and "deconstruction" are in the building trades. By borrowing the term "deconstruction", deconstruction in literary criticism has certain overtones (implications) .
1) The usage of deconstruction in literature suggests that deconstruction is not organic but a mechanical process
2) The author of any piece of writing is not an inspired intuitive artist but only a laborer who build existing materials (words) into roughly conventional structures
Later in the passage, it talks further about the deconstruction process. See below the line reference.
This process can supposedly be repeated many . times and by many literary hard hats; it is expected . that each deconstruction will reveal additional . flaws and expose the illusions or bad faith of the . builder
This line reference states that deconstruction in the literary world is expected to reveal additional flaws and expose the faults of the builder on each successive step. This suggests that deconstruction tends to focus only on the faults and flaws of the literary text.
The correct answer D) states the following: The author regards deconstruction's tendency to focus only on the problems and faults of literary texts as too mechanical. This is an exact match to the second line reference and number 1) in the first line reference. Thus, D is the right answer.
I hope that I explained it correctly. Please feel free to correct me. Thank you.
