There is an air of last things, a brooding sense of impending annihilation, about so much deconstructive activity, in so many of its guises; it is not merely postmodernist but preapocalyptic.

Summary

This quote suggests that there is a pervasive feeling of impending doom associated with various forms of deconstructive activity. It describes this feeling as not just being a characteristic of postmodernism, but also a prelude to an apocalyptic event. The quote implies that within this deconstructive movement, there is an atmosphere of finality and destruction, as if everything is approaching its end.

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