The apophaticism in Ballard’s “Crash” is essential. By “providing a warped view of conventional literary forms and societal beliefs” (18) we can truly begin to destructuralize our own psyches in a Descartes-like fashion. Transgressive authors carry the ability to rub our norms raw to the bone. In this psychic reverse we are forced to endure we are granted the privilege to rebuild our societal expectations through close examination. It is this mental scrutiny which can allow readers to absorb the full meaning behind a transgressive piece. Lastly, the apophatic writer leaves wounds on the reader’s mind, ensuring long-term memories and emphasizing the severity of the points they subliminally craft.
Though am I unsure of how this is “negative theology”; if it is the same thing, or something different.
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