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Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness is an 1899 novella written by Joseph Conrad. According to Brittanica, the novella reveals the horrors of colonialism, the dehumanization of indigenous people and the dismissal of women. The novel is an example of the modern era because it reflects the interiority of the main character's psychology. -
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Modernism and Postmodernism
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Composition C (No.III) with Red, Yellow and Blue
This painting by Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian (b.1872) demonstrates modernism's departure from realism. It's bold colors and lines depict an abstract subject rather than previous detailed illustrations of scenes, people and objects. -
Moonlight Serenade
The music of the Glenn Miller Band brought joy and hope to listeners in the times between world wars.
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart is a postmodernist novel written by Chinua Achebe. It was published in 1958 and recounts a Nigerian myth which was originally passed along in oral tradition. According to The New Yorker magazine, the story "exists in hundreds of versions throughout Africa" (Franklin 2008). Achebe employs parody and fragmentation in the narrative. -
Marilyn Monroe
Artist, Andy Warhol created three screen print portfolios of Marilyn Monroe a few years after the actress's death in 1962. The bright colors and images focus on exteriority and multiplication typical of the postmodern era. -
Zooropa
Zooropa by U2 is an example of postmodern music. Released in 1993, it shows experimentalism and fragmentation by splicing advertising slogans into the song.
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