Examples/Authors Themes Historical Events/Influences Post - Modernism Already completed – Characteristics Magical Realism – Gary Soto – Buried Onions Demonstrates theme, through magical or Characteristics supernatural plot points during narrative – theme is Salinger – Catcher in the Rye Science fiction - psych **character is supported through strategy of magical realism experiencing daily Postmodernist writers – life routine or blend fiction with NF experience – some Both traditional and nontraditional themes element of the Blending of romantic and experience relates realistic writing and ideals to magic, supernatural or other “unrealistic” Fantasy/Comic **reflected changing values of Gold – need a savior – experimentation – Superman Gold – Depression/WWII 1925-1950 – Golden society, culture, etc… in conjunction and Batman - character is a "savior" but also (modernism) with MODERNISM and outsider POSTMODERNISM – characteristics Silver – 1950s, 1960s – 1950-2000- Silver Silver – embraced more diversity – don’t need the same for each period and 1990s – war, feminism, (postmodernism) savior, we can save ourselves corresponds to comics diversity, etc…
Examples/Authors Themes Historical Events/Influences Post - Modernism – Characteristics Already completed Magical Realism – Characteristics **character is experiencing daily life routine or experience – some element of the experience relates to magic, supernatural or other “unrealistic” Gary Soto – Buried Onions Salinger – Catcher in the Rye Demonstrates theme, through magical or supernatural plot points during narrative – theme is supported through strategy of magical realism Both traditional and nontraditional themes Science fiction - psych Postmodernist writers – blend fiction with NF Blending of romantic and realistic writing and ideals Fantasy/Comic 1925-1950 – Golden (modernism) 1950-2000- Silver (postmodernism) **reflected changing values of society, culture, etc… in conjunction with MODERNISM and POSTMODERNISM – characteristics the same for each period and corresponds to comics Gold – need a savior – experimentation – Superman and Batman - character is a "savior" but also outsider Silver – embraced more diversity – don’t need savior, we can save ourselves Gold – Depression/WWII Silver – 1950s, 1960s – 1990s – war, feminism, diversity, etc…
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