1. Which 2 readings did you choose, and why did you choose them?
I chose "The human stain" written by Phillip Roth and "The empire of the sun" written by J.G. Ballard because both are cinematographic adaptions and I managed to watch them.
2. Are these readings very good or excellent examples of post-modernist literature, basing your analysis on the ppt presentations given in class? Why/Why Not?
Yes, they are good representations of the post modernist literature because in essence they mix many elements which are constantly against each other. Such as love, hate, fairness, discrimination, support, disapproval, etc.
E.g. we can see many of those characteristics in the empire of the sun, because the main character for one reason identifies himself with the enemy which is something weird but at the same moment possible.
3. Of all the readings you did this semester, which one was your favourite? Why?
I like "the time machine" by H.G. Wells because it's cool to know how people migh have belived the future in that time. Sometimes this story got spooky because it transports the same social problems to the future. Something that we really want to eliminate from this society. but apparently we still can not get rid of it.
4. Of the 3 time periods we looked at this semester (Victorian, Modernist & Post-Modernist), which did you enjoy the most? Why.
I liked modernist because since that period began all kind of styles in writing. Therefore, in movies, music, etc.
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