Postmodernism

The keyword Postmodernism is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried: Postmodern Fiction for a Postmodern War

August 31, 2011 - 3585 words | English » Vietnam

In the western history of human existence the event, idea, and act of war stands totemic in the landscape. Borders both physical and mental have been defined by its threat and execution, and its aura hangs heavily over the last century as the bloodiest in the entire... Read Article »

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Vietnam War Fiction Postmodernism Trauma Studies Tim O'Brien

Postmodernism in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle

April 14, 2011 - 1923 words | Literary Criticism » Kurt Vonnegut

“No damn cat, and no damn cradle.” (Vonnegut 66). This quote encompasses the satiric postmodern themes of absolute truth in Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle. There are several significantly strong postmodern concepts Vonnegut brings into view in this... Read Article »

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Kurt Vonnegut Postmodernism Cat's Cradle