Assignment #3: Post Modernist Literature

BOOKS: Le Carre, J. The Russia House (Britain,1989-novel)
Chatwin, Bruce the Songlines (Britain, 1986-travel novel)

Compare and contrast the 2 post modern works over the semester
with 2 of the other 4 works you have read.

The Russia House: It has some similar characteristics with the Quiet American, it is a spy novel, but in this case it talks about another world that is a quality of the post modern literature. Both novels talk about certain political tasks. It doesn't have similarities with the Victorian era because that sort of literature was more focused on the good and bad guys, post modern literature has the same kind of guys but it shows the reality. In this book everything is based on very important information that contains political matters and the person who was in charge to make a manuscript was the owner of a publishing company. In the other four books information wasn't the center of the main story, it was only the thoughts that people have at that moment.

The Songlines: It has similarities with the Victorian era that is located in natural sets; however the diference is that the songlines novel is a combination of fiction and nonfiction. This novel is about a trip that the author made for a year where the Australian aboriginals have an important role in life. They believe that their Ancestors walked as they sang the world into creation, moving from one geographic feature or group of people to the next. According with the main theme this kind of literature show us the reevaluation with the past. There are lots of differences in this book because this is more futurist and maybe unreal instead that it talks about the real world.

MODERNIST LITERATURE

BLOG ASSIGNMENT #2: Modernist Literature

1. Which two readings did you choose?

- Greene, G. The Quiet American (Britain, 1955-novel)

- Hammett, D. The Maltese Falcon (USA, 1930- novel)

2. Compare (3) and contrast (3) the reading you completed with the ppt. on Modernist culture and literature.

The Quiet american: The novel is set in Vietnam, the war really happened it was the French indochina's war. It has a free direct speech about America (USA), the author expressed his political thoughts in the novel. In the novel the author expressed the change with the traditional thoughts and moralities and in the book it is shown with the main character. He was involved with a young escort and he was married in his country.

The Maltese Falcon: The main character is an individualistic person before the death of his co-worker. There is another thematic in his novel, this is the breakdown of social norms because Spide is a detective and as a lawman he supposes to be a correct man but he wasn't, he was involeved in an extramarital relationship and in a crime. The speech of the author is ironic and bitter, there is a kind of consciousness in the novel.

3. In your opinion, do you feel the readings you completed are very good or excellnt examples of modernist literature?

In the quiet American, the author showed par of his life in the book. Most of the themes were based on his experience; some critics said that the novel was a prophecy because that really happened some years later. I think this book is a good example of modernits literature.

In the case of the Maltese Falcon I liked the irony in novels because the author can say what he wanted to express in a different manner. I love detective's novels, I thought I just liked when everything was right, but with this novel there was little change with my likes I sitll like the other kind of novel but I just add this other ones. this novel is also a good example of modernist literature because it shows the reality of the societies.

4. Would you recommend these readings to your friends and / or family? Why / why not?

when I chose these books it was just because of their names, I did not think that they could be good books, but more than that I liked how they showed us a reality about the last century til now. I recommend these books to people who is not depress because it shows the ugly truth of the societies.