Jason Silver

Thursday, January 15th, 2004

Grapes of Wrath IS Postmodern

Grapes of Wrath is particularly interesting in light of my quest to understand modernistic thinking. (My idea is that I'll better
recognize post-modernism when I've truly defined modernism).

It's SO not like these dusty old books I've been reading. They are basically about man dominating his world. But then again, it is like that. **grin**

It's about the machine of modern efficiency forsaking the caring, human dimension; about a people passed over by mechanization and struggling to survive in that reality; about the soulessness of the bottom line, the pitiful sacrifices "business men" must make to earn a buck.

So it's in stark contrast to all these other novels, which say, "machines are AMAZING." It's post modern, I guess! Neat.

~Jason