Aspects of Postmodernism in "Happy Endings" and "Videotape"

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English

 

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Effie W

 

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August 28, 2013

 

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In fact, it has extended many of the fundamental techniques and assumptions of modern literature. A lot of aspects and characteristics of this relatively new current are well exposed in short stories such as "Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood (Atwood) and "Videotape" by Don Delillo (Delillo). In this essay, we will first look at some basic elements of postmodernism and then we will closely examine the ways each of those two short stories exemplifies this type of fiction...
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In this essay, we will first look at some basic elements of postmodernism and then we will closely examine the ways each of those two short stories exemplifies this type of fiction. Let us start with the examination of some features of postmodernism. To begin with, Bessner provides six characteristics of postmodern writings and he affirms that "self-reflexivity is the common denominator" (15)...
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