The First Time I Learn About Deconstructionism

The first time I heard about deconstruction was in a class in the architecture school. I couldn't recall the name of the book I was reading but the impact of this concept sparked my interest in this area.

I remembered how my team was trying to dissect a sentence and transform it into a new interpretation through trace and différance. We even tried to break it down, tear every segment, and reconstruct them into a new image, a graphic, and a new form of something. At that time, I was so confused. I felt that I was doing something but nothing meaningful happened. However, it was the first time for me breaking out what I know to see things from an unexpected and innovative perspective.

That was my junior year. I was struggling with my academic performance and future career plans. I was anxious and losing hope in my career path. However, the deconstruction somehow enlightens my darkening future. It implants some new seeds into my mind, whispering to me, urging me to venture beyond the familiar and embrace the unknown with courage.

As I delved deeper into this philosophy, I found myself increasingly inspired and empowered. Interestingly, what makes deconstruction even more fascinating for me is that the more I learn, the more I realized how much there was left for me to uncover, leading me down paths I had never dared to explored before.

One of threads goes through all Derrida's writings was the concept of "undecidability" – a notion that challenged the core, the foundations of binary thinking in the Western world. The idea of disrupting or displacing the traditional definition of a binary set, such as a life and death, brings a whole new way to perception. For example, the living dead — Zombie, makes the binary relationship for live and death no longer a binary opposition. It influences the existing rules and the society toward future revolutions and modern awareness.

The influence of deconstruction extended beyond the realm of literacy and philosophy, effecting the cultural consciousness and challenging established texts and ideas. One of my favorite film "Everything, Everywhere All At Once" reminds me and served as vivid illustrations of this phenomenon, especially the unconventional narratives and silent, yet powerful, rock scenes, reminding me of the boundless potential for creativity and innovation within us all.