Indeterminacy is as exactly as it sounds: being indeterminate, which is described as having multiple alternatives. In particular, it is commonly a discussion in philosophy, questioning the certainty of knowledge or objects. It's the big 'what if' or 'how so' question that philosophers ask, and this question appears often within the law as well. The law can be interpreted in many different ways, and it is the reason why there are so many lawyers to prove how they interpreted the law and how they have come to it. In literature, which is the central focus of the post, it is the same principle. How does the reader interpret the story or the theme, especially if it's so vague? It is left up to the imagination of the audience and to critically examine the text.

As a historical background, the word 'indeterminacy' originated in the 17th century and was give its literary definition by deconstruction theorists who partake in a form of literary analysis to question and break down forms of literature. Barbara Johnson is one of these deconstruction theorists who critically looked into the meaning behind texts and to ask what words such as "real" truly means, as exemplified in her work, 'A World of Difference'. She …show more content…
There are multiple different interpretations that one could made from this. One could say that the master that is referred to the poem is speaking of God, or it might be the narrator's lover. If the Master is understood as God, then it can be argued that she is a warrior of God and that she is doing his bidding. If the Master is understood as a lover, then she is his protector and is willing to kill for him. It is left up for interpretation and many different readers can argue different things for them. Especially in Emily Dickinson's poems, this often occurs when there is room for ambiguity or uncertainty to the wording, the form, the style, the theme, or any other type of literary