Postmodern literature Essays

art, architecture, literature and criticism. It was developed in the 1970’s, in response to or dismissal of the doctrine, standards, or practices of modernism. Post modernism encourages the utilization of components from chronicled vernacular styles and regularly lively hallucination, decorations, and complexed nature (12). It incorporates various translations of culture, literature, art, philosophy, history, economics, architecture, fiction, and literary criticism (12). Postmodern works are seen as

1.1 Background of the Study Every language has its own idiomatic expression in the form of words, phrases, and expression which has a purpose to express the meaning through the lexical item. Idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words, for example: ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom which means to tell a secret by mistake (Hornby, 2010:744). Every idiom is commonly difficult to understand because it has special meaning and also it cannot be

Introduction Psychoanalysis is an appealing field for theoretical inquiry, and it is commonly argued that it is instrumental to the literature production and reception as well. In the previous two chapters, we have already given a general background of theories of identity crisis, mainly psychological theories, and its existences in postmodern literature. In this chapter, we will focus on how the major character in McEwan’s Atonement experiences identity crisis, relying on the social psychologist

The postmodernism approach analyzes both culture, and history, through critiques such as Marxism and psychoanalysis. The concept focuses on cultural representations exhibited through media, and the complications of our experiences of reality. Postmodernism also challenges traditional iterations of subjectivity as well as identity. It mainly functions to divide the bar between high art and popular culture. It may be drawn out and difficult to understand, but audiences accept the legitimacy of popular

The novel ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton is an enthralling story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by two socially different rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The novels title advocates the stories content, the Greasers are a gang of social outcasts and misfits. A theme of “The Outsiders” is, people, despite their social and financial differences, strive for the same things, enjoy the same things, share many similarities and don’t have to be enemies. Hinton expresses the connection

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch epitomizes the ideas of both the Surrealism movement and Science Fiction genre and should be classified as such. The diction in this novel pertains to the movement and genre because of its poetic and lyrical style as well as its scientific jargon. Through self-realization and personal growth, the main character’s development illustrates the ideas of Surrealism and Science Fiction. The genre of Science Fiction is shown in the conflict of Dark Matter because of its examination

It is important to be educated about sensitive topics before writing irresponsible literature. The Curious Incident, written by Mark Haddon is a novel about a teenage boy, Christopher, who is ignorantly portrayed as autistic, based off of common stereotypes. Christopher finds a dead dog in his neighborhood and later learns that his father is the murderer. He then goes on a dangerous adventure to find his mom in London by himself. In the novel, The Curious Incident, Mark Haddon inaccurately and irresponsibly

Denny 1 K. S. Denny Mr. Bret Shambaugh American Literature 24 March 2023 Ice-nine In Cats Cradle In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle, ice-nine is a fictional substance that has the ability to freeze any liquid it comes into contact with. “It was blue-white. It had a melting point of one-hundred-fourteen-point-four-degrees Farenheit” (Vonnegut 51). If even a small amount of ice-nine is introduced into a body of water, it can rapidly freeze the entire body of water, then resulting in a global catastrophe

The first chapter of Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange begins unlike anything we have ever read. From the first sentence to the last, the reader is faced with vocabulary that is unfamiliar and a narrative style that demands careful attention. This essay will focus primarily on diction and its historical context but also on the novel’s form. First of all, the unfamiliar language in this novel, while it may be straining, is ultimately intriguing. The invented Nadsat language, a prime example

Kurt Vonnegut had two successful parents. His dad, Kurt Vonnegut was a successful architect who loved to hunt, while his mother Edith Vonnegut ran a successful brewery. Both held steady paying jobs until the Great Depression. They lost a lot of money and were barely getting by, but they sent Vonnegut to college nonetheless. He went for a science degree because he and his parents thought it would make him the most money. Kurt Vonnegut was enjoying college until he had to leave. “He had only six months

Communication, Entropy and Faith in The Crying of Lot 49 [1] In The Crying of Lot 49, Oedipa Maas realizes that she is “a captive maiden [in the] tower” of her dull suburban life (Pynchon 11). The confines of her daily existence model the sort of closed system in which the effects of entropy are most visible, and that thermodynamic measure of disorder is a major theme throughout the novel. The theme is most thoroughly developed in the passage in which Oedipa attempts to discover if she is a “sensitive”

[Title] Marianne de Guzman Impo lifts her spindly hands away from her thin body and slowly, she opened her palm. It was a bursikos, a small pouch made from cheesecloth. Inside was a pair of earrings and a necklace made from the gold mines of Paracale and a tambourine chain. This is an excerpt taken from my first interview story from one of my writing classes. It was entitled “Grandmother’s Favorite”, a supernatural story about my mother’s strange encounter with her deceased grandmother’s soul

The primary agenda of Thomas Hardy in his writing of Tess of the d’Urbervilles was to highlight the injustices of the patriarchal society prevalent in Victorian England. It is for this reason that, despite Alec d’Urberville’s role as the antagonist of the novel, Angel Clare is the thematic centre of Tess of the d’Urbervilles. It has been famously said by Edmund Burke that “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” which is precisely the sentiment Hardy seeks

no longer need to work within anatomical symmetry or mythology. In oder to gain the in depth knowledge required I will research into the past of aesthetics fate at the influences of modernist movements so as to apprehend in what way and why the postmodern, heavily swayed by conceptualism, displaced it. This analysis is expected to show how there has been an evident decease of beauty in contemporary art, due to an enduring demand for 'something new ' to be created. It will be clear through my analysis

Baroque Baroque style is a new phenomenon in 17th century. The word “Baroque” was derived from the Italian word barocco, meaning bizarre or artificial; some also stated that the word was originated from Portuguese or Spanish, meaning irregular or oddly shaped pearl. Baroque art has the following characteristics: whether it is sculpture, architecture, painting arts and crafts; all of them have stressed sense of movement, space, luxury, passion, feeling, or even mystery. There

Introduction The Austrian physician, Sigmund Freud, created a set of psychotherapeutic and psychological theories called ‘psychoanalysis’ as well as derivative works of Josef Breuer and others. He claimed that his psychoanalytical theories was a contribution to science. He re-established the idea that dream had meanings, and that we can discover the meaning through the work of dream interpretation. In this essay, I will be discussing the use of psychoanalysis, Freud’s Theory of the unconscious mind

However, they achieve existence only through the words of the narrator. The first person narrative with typical postmodern detachment unfolds the lives of these women, shrouded in mystery, indefinable pain, and an acute sense of loss which the decentred and apathetic narrator recognises but cannot fathom. Rubin notes another peculiar tendency in the narrative, which

Indian writing in English has gained an awesome importance lately, in India as well as everywhere throughout the world. Short story is clearly the most well known abstract shape. The short story scholars in English originate from various parts of the nation and they have assorted social, social and family foundations yet what joins them is the utilization of English as their method of articulation. The short story type is exceptionally supported by ladies essayists of the South Asian diaspora. Jhumpa

In 2005 I was asked to curate an exhibit of Digital Art for the University of West Florida Art Gallery. The result was the show D(igital)fraged that was an examination of the highly varied and fragmented nature of the medium at that time. A decade has passed and Digital Media is still highly eclectic utilizing concepts from traditional design as often as large blocks of complex code. The diverse skill set required provides both challenge and opportunity for a Professor of Digital Media. My professional

Glee as a Postmodernist Worldview One of my favorite shows of all time is Glee. Maybe that’s because I love musicals or maybe because the whole premise of the show written down to one idea is that it tolerates diversity and that everyone writes their own path. The show Glee is about a bunch of misfit teenagers who are bullied for their differences and in return come together and create music together. All the kids in the show have a different race, sexual preference, religion and culture. The unique