Question

Derrida rejects the idea of ‘definitive authority of the subject’ because

• A. interpretation of the text may not make the unseen visible
• B. the meaning of the text is based on binary opposites
• C. the implicit power relationship is often ignored
• D. any act of interpretation must refer to what the author intends

Answer 1

The correct option is A interpretation of the text may not make the unseen visible

Let us look at the individual options. Option (C) and (D) are easy to reject in this case. Option (C) is irrelevant in the given context and option (D) states opposite of what is given in the passage. Options (A) and (B) are the close ones. The key thing you need to understand here is that it is not the meaning of text which is based on binary opposite. In fact, binary opposites are based on the interpretation of text. This helps us identify option (A) as the correct answer.