1. Which 2 readings did you choose, and why did you choose them?
I read The Secret Pilgrim and Crash, because I thought they could be interesting.
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?
I think they are very good, for example The Secret Pilgrim In many senses it is a collection of short stories, tied together as Ned's recollection. Many of them are recognisable anecdotes or urban legends within the British Intelligence community. The theme of the book is the moral ambiguity of spying, which forms the basis of Smiley's lectures, and also Ned's description of his own growing self-awareness.
I think they are very good, for example The Secret Pilgrim In many senses it is a collection of short stories, tied together as Ned's recollection. Many of them are recognisable anecdotes or urban legends within the British Intelligence community. The theme of the book is the moral ambiguity of spying, which forms the basis of Smiley's lectures, and also Ned's description of his own growing self-awareness.
And Crash It is a story about car-crash sexual fetishism, its protagonists become sexually aroused by staging and participating in real car-crashes. It was written in a highly sensationalized manner.
Gathering around Vaughan is a group of alienated people, all of them former crash victims, who follow him in his pursuit to re-enact the crashes of celebrities, and experience what the narrator calls "a new sexuality, born from a perverse technology".
3. Of all the readings you did this semester, which one was your favourite? Why?
A Dangerous Man is very interesting production, because it shows things such as racism, politics, homosexuality and homages which occurred during difficult times after World War I, like in the Victorian era. The film is more overtly political than its predecessor, but also tries to further explore Lawrence's enigmatic personality.
A Dangerous Man is very interesting production, because it shows things such as racism, politics, homosexuality and homages which occurred during difficult times after World War I, like in the Victorian era. The film is more overtly political than its predecessor, but also tries to further explore Lawrence's enigmatic personality.
4. Of the 3 time periods we looked at this semester (Victorian, Modernist & Post-Modernist), which did you enjoy the most? Why?
I enjoyed most was the Victorian era, because I think it has most interesting things that we have to know nowadays.
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