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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a novel published in 1929 by Ernest Hemingway. The novel is about a love affair between Henry and Catherine during World War 1. This novel demonstrates characteristics of the modernist era because it forces the reader to look for hidden meaning in the text. -
American Gothic
The painting American Gothic was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. The painting is of a man and a woman standing in front of a house. This painting is modernist because it is a realist scene of rural america during the depression. -
Cat's Cradle
The book Cat's Cradle was published in 1963 by Kurt Vonnegut. The book is about exploring and criticizing the problems of science, technology and religion. Cat's Cradle is postmodernistic because it focuses on the the worlds problems. -
My Way
My Way was released in 1975 by Frank Sinatra.This song is about how he has gone through his life. This song is modernist because he follows a stream of consciousness talking about how his life went and how he reacted.Listen to song -
We didn't start the fire
The song We Didn't Start the Fire was recorded by Billy Joel in 1989. The song focuses on how much harder it is growing up in the 1980's to the 1950's. This is postmodernist because the song is focusing on the world and important things that have happened to it.Listen to song -
Exhaling Pearls
This artwork is called Exhaling Pearls, it was constructed in 1993 by Joseph Havel. This piece looks like two paper lanterns with a rope around them. This sculpture is postmodern because people come to see and other works at the museum and ponder what the meaning of the piece is.