Clayton+B

1. Modernism is like a complete mystery to me. I have the basic idea of it down. By that I mean the by the book text definition. However the ideas and philosophies escape me. Modernism to me is like trying to find common themes or ideas. These can be portrayed through people, or in multiple forms of writing. Modernism is the idea of taking older themes or ideas and transforming them into a sense that can be understood by modern man. It is like Brad Holland says, "In Modernism, reality used to validate media. In Postmodernism, the media validate reality. If you don't believe this, just think how many times you've described some real event as being 'just like a movie.'". I think it means that modern themes and concepts take over what the idea originally used to be. -Clayton Buller

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3. T.S Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" displays the perfect characteristics of a modernism piece of poetry. ""To lead you to an overwhelming question... Oh, do not ask, `` What is it? '' Let us go and make our visit." (Eliot 1). What this quote conveys about Modernism is that self virtues can be of the highest value to someone. Alfred Prufrock does not care about anyone else in the poem. He simply wants to look his best for his night out. Modernism puts ideas into peoples heads of what they believe to be right or wrong. He fills in dialog for the other characters as his mind seems fit that they would. Loss of compassion, hope, trust in humanity is all part of the Modernism game. Prufrock displays all of the emotions listed and then some. A true sign of someone who is having a meltdown before anything has even happened.======

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4. Existentialism can be described and found through the proper steps. These not only guide the Existentialists, but gives them a path to follow as well. "I think, therefore, I exist" (Descartes). Existentialism assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves. This process can be described in 3 steps. Fear of Freedom, Anxiety, and despair. The whole idea around Existentialism is that the people take control of their own lives. There is no one to guide them. To steer them in the right direction. People have the fear of freedom in whatever they choose. This causes them to panic. In turn, that allows the person to take desperate and drastic measures.===== - Clayton Buller