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Moving forward, Barthe (1968) states A texts unity lies not in its origin but in its
destination. Yet this destination cannot any longer be personal(p.294). In
other words, if a piece of literature is constructed in relation to the input of the
reader, then there will be room for personal opinions. This implies that the reader
will not attain unnecessary information with regards to the provided material.
Congruently, Dipple (1995) suggests We succumb to being dominated (p.221).
This implies that the reader will unconsciously be dominated through a text
under the control of the author. However, Barth (1968) disagrees with this
conception as he suggests The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the
death of the author (p.294). In other words, the control of the author should be
removed. Therefore, the reader will have total control in terms of how they