Does anybody else feel like Postmodernism for beginners is more complex than the title suggests? Because I sure do. It seems like the more we read for it, the more confused I become. I’m just hoping it’s partially due to the fact that I have selective hearing and only hear what I want to hear… but any who back to my blog. Since postmodernism is new and super confusing to me, I just wanted to point out that it’s extremely interesting. To me challenges make life all the most interesting, so I cant wait to continue on reading and developing a more deeper understanding of the complex ideas.
Well in class this past week we've spent time covering what myths and narratives are. And we can to the conclusion that in a way a myth is a form of a narrative because it originates from the discourse of the person who is stating the myth. It is said in Postmodernism "the myth defines what has the right to be said and done in the culture." Meaning that whoever is telling the myth more than likely has been a told a different version than someone else, only because when we retell things we often tend to speak with a different type of tone or level or just react differently which is all drawn from our own personal discourses. Also, for most people to fully understand a myth or point of view they must have a general idea of what their discourse is because your discourse is what ultimately influences your decisions and thoughts. Myths are also affected my discourses because they are passed down from generation to generation and who is around to say that everyone remained completely unbiased in their viewpoints and accurately retold the story because without the influence of outside sources the myth looses its overall sort of impact. Myths set the bar for shaping the early stages of moral development and are normally as explanation for how a fact has came to be.
Lastly, the novel can be considered a warning about the dangers of postmodernism because it is showing us an alternate view and possibility of what could happen if we make certain decisions and just let our world’s fate fall into the hands of the wrong people.
I hope all my thoughts made sense cause they did is my crazy head, but who knows.
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Well, finally somebody said it! I agree completely with you in that I went into reading this book with optimism. I felt that it was going to be kind of a step by step guide to what postmodernism is, but I was wrong. It is filled with complex information that seems to confuse me the more I read it as well. I have a feeling that it will eventually make sense, so I hope that comes soon. I agree with your interpretation of what we went over in class. I feel that myths and narratives turn out like that game telephone.They do have a source, but by the time somebody years down the road tells the myth or narrative, it has changed quit a bit. That is why I think myths can be considered so unreliable. I mean I know Leonitus from 300 really was a kind back in the day, but im not so sure he and his army were ripped with muscles and were pretty much invincible…I hope you saw that movie or else I guess I sound pretty stupid right now. So yea, I like how you put it that myths and narratives change and people don’t live long enough to be able to prove that one generation was not biased in telling their story. Well see ya in class tomorrow, I hope Postmodernism for college graduates becomes easier to read.
ReplyDeleteWoahhh I totally agree with Postmodernism being ridiculously confusing but interesting! It is a challenge but it forces are brains to think out of the box =). I enjoyed how you focused on discourses in saying that it is up to a person to decide if he or she wants to commit to follow a myth or not. In addition, I like how you stated that a myth can change from generation to generation because people speak differently because of his or her discourse to different people. This may allow a myth to ultimately change throughout the future. It is ultimately a biased nature in passing now information that can never be called "history." Bravooo =) I also enjoyed how when people make decisions it shouldn't fall in the hands of the wrong people because information can be twisted! Good job torinator! Your ideas were brilliant.
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