so what of this Roland Barthes? is this guy insane, or is his intelligence far from perceivable? who is he and what is he trying to accomplish? questions stem from questions. perhaps that is what Barthes wants. a philosophical piece of teaching, maybe not. maybe there is no goal to seek/accomplish-no message-no portrayal, maybe he wrote out of thin air; perhaps he was under the influence. with that, we are where we began.

"Death of the Author" a most notorious piece. a painful reading; can't imagine it's construction. was Barthes just writing or was he tying to relay a message? was it both or perhaps neither? what if he desired it to be both and neither. what lies in the middle? an unknown.

Barthes wrote/thought to accomplish this unknown. why? he doesn't want an author, nor a reader it seems. a piece of work just out there-no evaluation, no analysis, that is unknown. little understanding, barely readable. that is unknown. but as i stop typing, i have done exactly that which Barthes did not want me to do. is it inevitable or unknown?