Brian McHale Postmodernist Fiction Routledge A MEMBER OF THE TAYLOR » FRANCIS GROUP * Ft not?" POSTMODERNIST FICTION Brian McHale London and New York In memory of Robert J. McHale 1927-85 Steve Sloan 1952-85 Arthur A. Cohen 1928-86 First published in 1987 by Melhuen‚ Inc. ••‚ Published in Great Britain by Methuen 6- Co. Ltd Reprinted 1989‚1991 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE 29 West 35th Street New York‚ NY 10001 © 19S7 Brian McHale Photosct by Rowland Phototypesetting
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Dystopian Fiction Dystopian fiction presents a problematic‚ often bleak and/or future world. It calls into question the legitimacy of the practices of societies traditional guardians and governors. (Eg. Police‚ government‚ education systems) By portraying contemporary aspects of society in a distorted or exaggerated fashion dystopian fiction is both protest against the unquestioned authority of traditional institutions and a rally cry for change. Often‚ dystopian fiction will illustrate the future
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enjoys this pastime‚ it does not matter what the genre is. Whether short fictional tales or non-fiction stories. Whether poetry or essays the reader escapes through reading. This paper will compare the elements of narrative in two fictional and two non-fictional works‚ exploring such areas as the credibility‚ entertainment value and superiority within the distinct character of both‚ the fictional and non-fictional genres of literature. The stories‚ The Richer‚ the Poorer by Dorothy West and My Lack
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Prose Fiction in the English Classroom In this module we will be looking closely at how to approach close reading of fiction with our Senior English students. We will: - think about text selection. - think holistically about what a fiction unit might cover. - understand some ’generic’ elements of prose fiction as a form and how they might be taught. - learn how to develop 3 level guides as prompts for "close reading". Let’s begin by discussing the novels we might use with a senior English
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Pulp Fiction‚ through the course of incorporating three seemingly unrelated narratives pulled together an interwoven story that unfolded like a well-oiled machine. With each of the narratives relying on pieces of the lurid subject matter (pulp) previous to it‚ which aided in expressing the overall theme. The film manages to pull this off while still giving each of its narrative segments equal weight; as a result they work like interlocking gears‚ each one necessary to all the others. Leaving us with
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Analysis of Pulp Fiction by Alan Stone Alan Stone states his thesis as “Pulp Fiction is already building a cult following‚ even as its mother-fucker language and graphic violence offends others” (610). Much like Tarantino’s film‚ Stone’s article biases toward an audience with a high level of tolerance for violence‚ sick humor‚ and strong language and his ideas jump around like the scenes in the movie and leave the reader confused with poor organization. Right from the introduction paragraph
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Moving Image for Digital Media Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and the Use of Popular Music in Film Introduction While the use of popular music has been a mainstay of film throughout its history‚ its contemporary use has often been to “play the hits”‚ i.e. mainstream chart-topping songs with great commercial appeal; obvious and overdone crowd-pleasers. Rather than creating or adding to the film score‚ the choice of these popular songs has been to “create a false sense of energy…or to create a sense
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Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction GEoFF HAmilton and BriAn JonEs ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AmErICAN POPuLAr FICtION Copyright © 2009 by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. An imprint of Infobase
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Just Average The pressure was on. After months of practice‚ the state basketball finals had finally came. It would take place in his hometown‚ Houston‚ Texas. Jack Jo was ready. Jack was a thirteen year old eighth-grader‚ he was a full time basketballer. No one messed with Jack‚ ever. But that day at practice‚ his whole life changed. “Hey‚ J-Jo‚ Pass the ball!” Alex‚ Jack’s best friend‚ shouted. Everyone called Jack‚ “J-Jo”. In basketball‚ he was known for being a one-man team‚ but he was a
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I love reading fiction. When my mom told me that it did not ‘teach me anything’ I was appalled. Fiction taught me many new words and introduced me to new ideas. Even though non-fiction can teach people so many things‚ it still can be boring from time to time. Fiction is fun‚ intriguing‚ and can teach people many new things‚ even if the person who is reading the story doesn’t know it. I have learned many things when I read all sorts of fiction stories. When I read a fantasy book such as fairy tales
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