Modernism vs Post-Modernism

Modernism and Post-Modernism are two very different ways in thinking. I find it interesting how extreme they are, how blurry the middle is, and how many people would fall into the middle of the two extremes. On one end you have a very strict way of thinking and is very machine like, there is only one absolute truth and nothing else. Then on the other end you have the exact opposite where there is no universal truth, and everyone is able to think the way they want.

From the works we have read thus far, the Chancellor in, The Obsolete Man, shows me a very clear picture of what a modernist person would be like. The chancellor believes that the only right is the government rules, and anyone who does not follow by these rules cannot fit into the society, and is ruled obsolete. The chancellor and other government officials in the show all acted if they are zombies. Zombies seem to be a great comparison to modernism. They are creatures who are being controlled to think and act one way, just like the Chancellor has been brainwashed to think that only the governments way is right. Wordsworth was the Post-Modernist character in this show in that he didn't follow in what the government thought was right, but read books and created his own thoughts, and believed in God, not just the government. At the end of the movie the Chancellor says, "In the name of God, let me out." At this point he is now also considered obsolete to their governments society because he is believing in God, not just their totalitarian government.

About Me

hello~
my name is kailah and I am from charlottesville, virginia. i am a second semester sophomore. i transferred to clemson last year from roanoke college (small school in va) so i am a little behind on my classes. also i am a marketing major.
this past summer i had an internship with an event planning company at home and one of the things they made me do was post several blogs about stuff we were doing. blogging was my least favorite thing about my internship :) i could never think of what to say! event planning is what i hope to do once i finish school. i would love to get a job in a big city hopefully planning events for a large company or doing weddings and other social events.
i am a big dog lover. at home i have a standard poodle, miniature poodle, west highland terrier, scottish terrier, and a red bone coon hound. i also love traveling. here at clemson i help with relay for life and am hopefully will get involved in some more activities this year. i love watching all of my favorite tv shows (greys, desperate housewives, the hills...all the chick flicks), i also enjoy movies. i love warm weather and lastly i love to cook.