First of all‚ it is important to be aware of the differences between postmodernism and modernism. While modernism always tries to find a new way to express something‚ postmodernism has no such concern. Modernism itself is representational‚ normative‚ original and Universalist. It has a linear progress. Postmodernism has no concern about being original. Moreover postmodernism claims that there is not possible way to create something brand new anymore. So‚ contrary to modernism’s originality‚ postmodernism
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Metafiction allows for the author to disclose to the reader his/her experience of writing that portion of the text‚ while still focusing in on the present narrator. It is a “culmination of the complex mixture of artificially inflated description and genuine
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In his novel Annihilation‚ Jeff Vandermeer uses a number of Post-Modernistic troupes‚ including metafiction. Vandermeer’s use of metafiction can best be highlighted by the passage in which the narrator directly addresses the reader after she discovers the pile of journals: “Can you really imagine what it was like in those first moments‚ peering down into that dark space‚ and seeing that? Perhaps you can. Perhaps you’re staring at it now” (Vandermeer 106). By directly addressing the words on the page
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emphasize that it’s not the end that matters but the journey both in life and writing. (a) It’s evident that she’s ridiculing conventions of fiction writing throughout her story. 1. "If you want a happy ending‚ try A." The lack of form in this metafiction alludes to how romantic fiction lacks depth or structure. (b) While all versions end in version A‚ Atwood challenges all authors to pen authentic work. 1. “A what and a what and a what.” . She feels that romantic fiction writing lacks emotion and
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Lit * ------------------------------------------------- Notes on Non-Realist Modes * ------------------------------------------------- Mode – a way of looking at the world. * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- 1) Magic Realism * ------------------------------------------------- - Mode of fiction apart from romance and realism * ------------------------------------------------- - A term that hints at disbelief
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After many years of suffering alone he turned to writing to express the trauma he went through. Although his stories are fiction the emotions he aims to provoke from readers mirrors the emotions he felt overseas. His use of metafiction and imagery forces readers to question the purpose of O’Brien’s writing eventually leading to them feeling as O’Brien felt. O’Brien was once asked to define his relationship between the happening truth and the story truth and his response explains
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fundamentalism and Capitalistic ideology prevalent in Iran through this graphic novel. History is usually a serious subject but in Persepolis it has been dealt with in a comic way. Metafiction: Persepolis is a Metafiction as it involves self-reflexivity‚ rejects conventional plot and violates narrative levels. Metafiction attempts to blur the line between fiction and reality. In Persepolis Marjane often breaks out of the narrative to address the reader‚ or comments on the story or events of the novel
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1999 novel Atonement demonstrates the consequences of a false accusation as it progresses over three different time periods. Through a variety of literary techniques and devices‚ including intertextuality‚ symbolism‚ imagery‚ characterisation and metafiction‚ McEwan demonstrates the danger of an imagination that can’t quite see the boundaries of what is real and what is unreal. He explores the dangers of a falsified reality‚ while the suffering because of his protagonist Briony’s imagination is emphasised
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People understand things differently from each other. This is because people’s experiences are distinct and their reaction to certain events that occur differs. This is why people respond differently when they are placed in the same situations. There are those who are able to face discomforts and trials‚ but there are also those who walk away. Ursula Le Guin’s “ The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a good example of a Metafictional text because it lacks a central or conventional plot; it is
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In essence‚ there is no certainty in any form of truth. As a result‚ authors and poets make use of various literary devices in their writing to collectively convey a truth. Writers may use something as complex as metafiction in order to remove their lenses from the truth they are attempting to communicate. On the other hand‚ devices as simple as imagery and metaphors can be used to create a truth. In writing a good story‚ there must be an existent harmony that brings the piece to the next level
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