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1) Why must this text be examined? (ISE #2) Since this passage claims to address “literary work,” which by definition includes itself, it is worthwhile to see how well this passage can be transformed from a readerly into a writerly text. S/Z devises its own system for examining the possibilities inherent in reading one text, but implicates all current literature as being antithetical to literature’s future goal. It is therefore fruitful to examine the text on its own terms; like a doctor treating himself, the text offer no better proof of its own validity than by using its protocol (DIG #0) of metatextuality. (ISE #3)