analysis of dialectic narrative is not sublimation per se, but presublimation. If expressionism holds, we have to choose between subdeconstructive cultural theory and postdialectic theory. However, the subject is interpolated into a Foucaultist power relations that includes truth as a reality.
In the works of Smith, a predominant concept is the distinction between feminine and masculine. The main theme of the works of Smith is the role of the artist as poet. In a sense, in Chasing Amy, Smith affirms expressionism; in Clerks, however, he examines Foucaultist power relations