After reading the "Pink Institution", I was eager to discover similar novels. I have never read a piece where the words were largely spaced on the page, and largely spaced on different pages. The involvement of illustrating images was also an interesting way for Saterstrom to display her story. One of the elements I enjoyed the most were her pages that involved lists with random items such as Motherhood Objects: lives of saints, pet rabbit, instructions, pet chicken, japonica bluff, vitamins, southern lifestyles, lines.
After each random item Saterstrom gives a small story relating to each word. In such an amazing way, each word fits with the message and story she wants to tell.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Post-moderism
Post Modernism Write-up
Taken from The Repairman
My wife threw open the curtains, the sun stung my face, and I instantly retracted my pillow. (page 1).
Hand clutching, body moves in position. Right left, right left. Moving through texture, on my own. Hearing voices, only one, clouded by emotion, struggling to keep attention. Cold, warm, how can it be both. A hand, a soft hand. Motioning through a cover. Waking up, waking me up. We are in unison, years taunting our lives. Helping me help her, unaware, tempted to reveal. Secrets cross our sheets, should I tell her. Tick, tock, tick, rip, scratch, pull. Green, yellow, on and off colors. Choices are made, hands clutch the green, rip. I am wake.
Examples of Post-modernism literature:
Molloy, Malone Dies, Unnamable by Samuel Beckett
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Taken from The Repairman
My wife threw open the curtains, the sun stung my face, and I instantly retracted my pillow. (page 1).
Hand clutching, body moves in position. Right left, right left. Moving through texture, on my own. Hearing voices, only one, clouded by emotion, struggling to keep attention. Cold, warm, how can it be both. A hand, a soft hand. Motioning through a cover. Waking up, waking me up. We are in unison, years taunting our lives. Helping me help her, unaware, tempted to reveal. Secrets cross our sheets, should I tell her. Tick, tock, tick, rip, scratch, pull. Green, yellow, on and off colors. Choices are made, hands clutch the green, rip. I am wake.
Examples of Post-modernism literature:
Molloy, Malone Dies, Unnamable by Samuel Beckett
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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