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POSTMODERNISM
MAIN FEATURES
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Diversity: not only the centre is important, also the periphery
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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
by W. Soyinka, who's a Nigerian author. He has been politically active throughout his life, fighting for all kinds of freedom.
The poem reports a phone conversation between a black man that has to rent a flat and the flat owner, that doesn't want any black tenants.
"ARE YOU DARK? OR VERY LIGHT?"
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MY SON THE FANATIC
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it deals with a family of Pakistani, like the author, living in England
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London become the centre of the world for Rushdie, however his characters are often poor so they live in the city's suburbs
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brief summary
Ali is Parvez's son. He is changing: he doesn't hang out anymore with his old friends, he is throwing away all his possessions and he doesn't speak with Parvez anymore. During a dinner, Parvez manages to find out what was happening: Ali was becoming a fanatic, hating the Western and following every rule of the Koran. He admits he would be ready for Jihad. At the end of the passage, Parvez beats his son for his insolence, who asks "Who is the fanatic now?"
NOT MY BEST SIDE
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The Dragon: this stanza is an attack to the appearence of society, only focused on the image that men give about themselves. "I don't mind dying ritually, since I always rise again, but I should have liked a little more blood to show they were taking me seriously"
The Princess: the young girl is obsessively looking for money and sexual attentions. This behaviour is typical of the modern society. "It's nice to be liked, if you know what I mean."
Saint George: in the third stanza, Fanthorpe criticizes the weapon industry, that keeps on developing new terrible weapons. Moreover, the poet denounce the organization of modern society. "Don't you want to carry out the roles that sociology and myth have designed for you?"