Key Words Flashcards
fragmentation
paradox, dark hukous, tends to celebrate the possibility of multiple meanings
intertextuality
the acknowledgement of previous literary works within another literary work
metafiction
making the reader aware of the fictional nature they are reading
temporal distortion
the use of non-linear timelines and narrative techniques in a story
maximalism
disorganised, lengthy, highly detailed
magic realism
introduction of impossible and unrealistic events into a narrative that’s otherwise realistic
faction
mixing of actual historical events with fictional events without clearly defining what is facts and what is fiction
what literary form came before post modern?
modernism - wants a modernist literary quest for meaning
whereas post modern eschews with the possibility of meaning
elements of crime
crimes
punishment
consequences
isolating
police
social norms
sympathy
weapons
theft
detective
restoration
remorse
criminals
society
nature vs nurture
selfish
justified
good evil
innocence
witnesses
plotting
betrayal
espionage
resolution
confessions
forgiveness
victim
setting
moral
motive
psychology
violence
murder
suffering
death
corruption
