POST-MODERNISM

SPAN AND SIGNIFCANCE

• 1945-present
• Began after WWII, in the wake of the Cold War
• The period underlined small petty conflicts between Russia and America
• Also emphasized large advances in science, like the atom bomb

LITERARY ATTRIBUTES

• Chaos is overwhelming and difficult to overcome
• The artist is all powerful
• Playing with Chaos is the best way to enjoy the ruins.
• Playfulness is necessary to maintain order

ARTISTIC INFLUENCES

• Postmodernist art is the art that people say "I can draw that!"
• Asked its viewers to look beyond the simple nature of their art and see the true message.
• Tries to challenge the tradition standards of art

WRITERS

• Salmon Rushdie
• Sam Becket
• Anthony Burgess
• William Golding
• Doris Lessing

ANTHONY BURGESS

• The Clockwork Orange
• The Magus
• The Collection
• The French Lieutenant's Wife
• Born John Anthony Wilson in Lancashire England on February 25 1917
• Died in London on November 22 1994

THE CLOCKWORK ORANGE

• A dystopian novel that highlights extreme youth violence in English society
• Is mostly written in a type of Russian slang Burgess calls Nadsat
• The main character Alex can be seen as a sociopath, but is also quite intelligent, siting his love of Beethoven despite his violent nature.

STYLE

• Burgess' use of Nadsat is an example of onomatopoeia, you can tell what the word means by its context and sound
• The novel is like Frank Herbert's Dune. It uses made up words to describe futuristic objects.

ANALYSIS

• The title "A Clockwork Orange" refers to the english government trying to impose mechanical, communist idea on natural human beings.
• Burgess uses the totalitarian ideas seen in Soviet Russia at the time to show how with technology, the rulers of communist societies could control its citizens

SIGNIFCANCE

• "A Clockwork Orange" shocked English speakers with the violence it portrayed.
• The governmental control Burgess' society shows scared western readers.

VIDEO

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