It’s kind of hard to sum up all the things we have learned about Postmodernism this year because it’s so complicated and unusual to people not familiar to it. Basically what I have learned most about Postmodernism this semester is the fact that it is not an easy term to understand. Whenever we had a class discussion or activity dealing with Postmodernism I knew that I really had to pay attention otherwise my brain would, “be scrambled like fried eggs.” (Drew Gregory). Seriously though I believe the most interesting thing I learned about Postmodernism was the fact that believers see the world as a collection of cultures and the variety in cultures create many differences and believers think that this uniqueness is a thing of beauty. Going along with that is the Postmodernistic belief of the collection of narratives. These connect because of the fact that difference makes them great.
There has been a Postmodernist theme in all of the books we have read this semester, but not all were as vivid and clear as others. Cat’s Cradle seemed to be the easiest for me to depict the postmodernist ideals because of the fact that the book was based on the religion Bokononism; the religion based on lies. This caught my eye because it coexists with the belief of postmodernism that says each person’s truth is different, meaning that each outcome that we choose will be different than someone else’s due to the difference in our surroundings, our choices, and our experiences and this is why each person’s “truth” will vary.
After looking back, I have had a good time this semester trying to understand all of these unusual concepts and ideals. The one thing I hope though is that I can actually understand this mess of strange ideals before we graduate!!!!!!
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So I really liked your thoughts on this because it is a pretty difficult idea to grasp. I agree that Cat's Cradle was the easiest book to relate back to postmodernism because of Bokononism. I pretty much thought your whole second paragraph was very insightful, especially your last sentence. It really showed what you think postmodernism is and I agree that we all have different truths based off of our backgrounds and stuff. And i think that postmodernists kind of celebrate those differences and think they are great, like you said. You brought up some good points and I think you did a great job at trying to describe it the way you saw it!
ReplyDeleteWow.. You would quote Drew Gregory. lol Just kidding I loved your blog. I think you really understood the concept well. Just as Felica said you had alot of very well thought out ideas. Just one thing I like to remember is The postmodernist way of thinking is not easily accepted or easy to understand. Of course as humans we would like to believe there is a life a purpose, and ultimate truth we can conquer and achieve.. Something that makes our life more meaningful. The thing is that this truth is not the same for everyone. Depending on a person’s discourse, from their experiences and environment, their idea on what the ultimate truth will vary.
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