Speaker: Like many contemporary critics, Smith argues that the true meaning of an author' s statements can be understood only through insight into the author' s social circumstances  But this same line of analysis can be applied to Smith' s own words  Thus, if she is right we should be able, at least in part, to discern from Smith' s social circumstances the true meaning of Smith' s statements
This, in turn, suggests that Smith herself is not aware of the true meaning of her own words
Smith lacks insight into her own social circumstances.