I basically attend school to understand Hermeneutics. Specifically, I would like to understand people’s expressions and interpretations. I find it interesting that it does not solely focus on the whole (the whole seems like it can be anything, such as a text or a person). Hermeneutics instead, focuses on both the whole and its parts. Also, thinking in a way that “highlights the diversity of possible interpretations” (mentioned in the Hermeneutics ppt) appears to be the best way to reason. This way encompasses not only the situation, but also the context in which the situation is made out of and what the situation is transforming into. On another note, I like how “The Death of the Author” shows that the interpretation of a text is not presented by the author, but by the reader. This also shows that the greatness of a text is measured by how well it can transcend across different cultures as well as keep the same general meaning.