Megan+M

1. Modernism is a very vogue statement. Fashions go in and out of the world everyday. It almost seems like Vogue and Modernism is the same word in some sense. Modernism is a new genre in art or literature and Vogue is a popular taste at a given time. I personally read fashion magazines all the time and I see a lot of fashion changes throughout the world. These magazines are always in modern time, the latest fashion. Even in news, top stories change. Technology even changes as well. one example of that is the new iPod shuffle coming out. It looks totally different and functions in a whole new way than the old version. Modernism is a very bold term and can mean so many different ways of thinking and is why the term modernism changes as well. - Megan McKenzie

3. In the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" it states very modernist quotes throughout the poem. They all relate to the world and how its changing. He mentions something about "The muttering retreats" and it means to me that people are leaving all the time. He always wanted a girl it seems but he cant get what he wants. He seems to have troubles with girls. Or so it seems, he maybe doesnt even want a relationship. He mentions that the women come and go. That maybe means he either only wants one night stands or that he tries to find all these girls but none of them work. This poem is very modernist because this stuff always happens in our society. It seems as if its a trend to have a one stand with a girl, because people are afraid to fall in love. - Megan McKenzie

4. Existentialism is "a philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts."  My definition of this word is a time where french writers and others who followed who disagreed with the concepts of life. many believed that traditional style is the key to live. it means to be yourself and happy with yourself. others in the world and society shouldn't have an influence on what an individual does with their life. Existentialism means to be free from own existence. its freedom of choice and to not let others influence another person. existentialism is free- minded. - Megan McKenzie