Structuralism! My dear Watson.

I find structuralism to be immensely intriguing because of how it goes about analyzing works of literature. From the general to the specific, the world cannot have one without the other. In the general aspect of how we analyze texts it is sometimes harder to see things in the bigger picture. We become so focused on one piece of what we are reading that we completly miss out on what the author is trying to tell us. We wish to find something that will satisfy our desire for meaning in a text which has no meaning that pertains  to what we think we want to find.
 Structuralism also concerns itself with the details of the text. Certain words can change the whole meaning of a paragraph. How an author shapes his/her character with his/her own personality can be dependent on which words are used. Does the author use tidy or spotless in describing a room. How much impact do words have on shaping a scene?
There's a balance in reading too much between the lines and also looking at the more general picture.
Or these might just be the half-mad ramblings of a sleep-deprived twenty year old.