Week 6 Forum: Post-Modernism and Psychoanalysis Part One: Several of our works this week portray significant or complex relationships between characters. Choose one that stood out to you as particular

• WEEK 6: Post-Modernism
  Lesson Overview

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  Literature is often a reflection of history. Throughout history various literary movements have shaped the face of American literature. Part of analyzing a literary work is putting it in perspective in terms of history and literary tradition. This week we will take a look at several major movements, their historical influences, and their impact on the novel you are reading.
  
  
  Students will be able to:
  
  Identify the historical influences that shaped major literary movements.
  
  Evaluate the influence of various movements in literature.
  
  
  In this lesson, we will discuss:
  
  

  • The major literary movements of the late nineteenth and twentieth century and their impact on the novels we are covering

• • Historical events as they relate to literature

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  Post-Modernism

The following activities and assessments need to be completed this week:

• • Reading:

• Video: Post-Modernism
  Flannery O'Connor: Author Bio
  Flannery O'Connor: "Good Country People"
  Tim O'Brien: Author interview
  Tim O'Brien: from "Going After Cacciato"
  Joyce Carol Oates: Author Bio
  Joyce Carol Oates: from "Blonde"
  Theodore Roethke: "My Papa's Waltz"