When regarding the book I, Rigoberta Menchu, I believe that books like this are what really connects and intrigues students. Unknown cultures and lifestyles are very interesting and peculiar. I like the idea of this piece of literature being a "testimonial". I immediately thought of the tesimonial of Olaudah Equiano. I believe that testimonials are great pieces of literature to use in classrooms. Webb does make a good point when he says that sometimes testimonials, such as the ones he discusses can be complicated due to making it seem that that testimonial is the only view of a certain situation or culture, but I believe that its the teachers responsibility to not make it this way. To take a culture or certain situation and present many different views and testimonials to present the students with various views. Let the students soak in what they have read and let them come up with their own opinions. Poststructuralism seems to be a very interesting theory that I do not have much experience with. I like how it steps out of the normal closed system and uses comparisons in order to find different patterns or "discourses" as Webb explains. Postmodernism seems to be a good thing to explore. It is good to "invite different voices" when analyzing testimonials. Although this seems like a good theory to play with, I might lean towards the fact that other theories are more important to teach. I would also have to say the same thing of deconstructionism. It seems a little to complex. Maybe if more light was shed on it, it could be made more vital.
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