Overview
When did Post Modernism emerge?
Post World War II era
When was Thomas Pynchon born?
May 8th, 1937
Who wrote Gravity's Rainbow?
Thomas Pynchon
Who wrote 4 3 2 1?
Paul Auster
What does the characterization describe Slothrop as in Gravitys Rainbow?
A villian
Which of these literary conventions is Post-modernism not marked by a reliance of: Games, Parody, or Anaphora?
Anaphora
What did John Barth write?
Lost in the Fun House, and/or The Tidewater Tales
When was Gravity's Rainbow published?
1973
When was 4 3 2 1 published?
2017
What words are repeated in the first passage of Gravity's Rainbow?
Die/Death, and Weird
The term Postmodern literature is used to describe certain characteristics of...?
post-World War II literature
When was Robert Cover born?
February 4th, 1932
Where and when is the story set?
The story is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II
A group of brothers
What is the author trying to display from the first passage of 4 3 2 1?
That stories that mean a lot are worth a lor in a while due to the historical value they present.
Postmodern literature is often defined as...?
a style or trend
True or False, Thomas Pynchon lived most of his life in seclusion as a nomad?
True
Tyrone Slothrop
Whose the protagonist?
Archibald
What is described in the second passage of 4 3 2 1?
The world cannot be an imaginary place for you
True or False, postmodern literature is characterized by a reliance of the unreliable narrator (Along with many other things)?
True
Along with writer, Paul Auster was also...?
Film director, essayist, translator, and poet
What were the German forces launching towards London, England?
V-2 rockets
What do the group of brothers do?
open a furniture-appliance store in New Jersey
What do we learn from the indirect characterization of the second passage from Gravity's Rainbow?
He is described as very prideful and full of himself