Postmodernism

Overview

100

When was postmodernism?

• The 1950s -> around the end of the 19th century

200

What is the original literature movement of modernism?

Finding light in the darkness of World War 1 and World War ll. 

300

Why is interpretation the most important thing in postmodernism?

• The reason it is so important is due to the fact that reality forms from everyone’s own interpretations of what one thing means to each individual.

Authors

100

Name 2 postmodernism authors mentioned-

-Joseph Heller

-Bret Easton 

-Kurt Vonnegut

-David Mitchell

-Turman Capote

200

Name 3 books written during the postmodernism era-

-American Psycho

-Breakfast at Tiffany's

-Catch 22

-Slaughterhouse-Five

-Cloud Atlas

300

What is Bret Easton Hills birthdate and where was he born?

Born in Los Angeles, California (March 7, 1964)

Catch-22

100

What is the theme of Catch-22?

Individual v. Society

200

Author of Catch-22 and what point of view is it?

Author-Joseph Heler

Point of View-3rd person

300

True or False?

Joseph Heller was nominated in 1971 for a Nobel Prize in Literature

False

Joseph Heller was nominated in 1972 for a Nobel Prize in Literature

American Psycho

100

Who is the narrator of American Psycho?

Patrick Bateman

200

What kind of Narrator is Patrick Bateman?

Unreliable narrator

300

What is the theme of American Psycho?

Identity and Isolation