EXPLORING FARZANA AQIB’S CHASE THROUGH DERRIDA’S THEORY OF DECONSTRUCTION

Abstract

This research analyzes the poem Chase (2021) by Farzana Aqib using Jacques Derrida’s Deconstruction theory. The purpose of the study is to show how the poem’s meaning is not fixed or clear but full of contradictions, opposites, and hidden tensions. The study uses a qualitative method and applies close reading to examine how the poem’s language creates confusion between finding and searching, presence and absence. The poem uses unclear images like “glimpse” and “shadow,” which makes its meaning uncertain. The analysis finds that the poem breaks down its own message and shows that meaning is always changing. This supports Derrida’s idea that language can never fully express one single truth. The study helps readers understand how poetry can be open to many interpretations.