Title: The Postmodernist Period - American Literature
Headings: 
Postmodernism
1945-present
Culture:
Art from the time period

Content: The Postmodernist Period - American Literature




Postmodernism
1945-present
Introduction: As implied by its name, the Postmodernist period occurred directly after the Modernist period. Events that inspired this movement were the end of World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement. Postmodernism works were characterized by multiple qualities. These contemporary works often featured ordinary places and portray a release from meaning, a desire to correct the past, and a desire to enjoy oneself. With the end of World War II and the discovery of the holocaust and the atomic bomb, American society began to see reality as subjective. New types of art displayed this new mindset as well as the literature of the time period did. There was also a strong desire to correct the past and right the wrongs that occurred during both of the World Wars. With advances in technology and rights, Americans could better define who they were. Americans now saw themselves as a major world power because of their atomic bombs.