Individuals may 'scene' themselves in symbolic confusion, convinced that the dream of an action is already its immediate present. Narrator Setting Language Atmosphere Disclosure . . . A less analytical age could claim the goal of writing was the articulation of meaning. Meaning s meaning is much debated, and the nature of signification is questioned by literary theoretician and philosopher alike in these last years of the twentieth century. No one would claim, however, that the best writers work from a vacuum.
Successful writers work from intentions toward goals.
No writer meets those goals precisely, but tracing unmet goals is one important interpretive task. Building a community of interpretation is a goal of articulation. Using traffic signals as example, it is possible to describe red as the signifier and stop as the signified. Words as activities rather than static nominations. Word as energy.