FEATURES OF POSTMODERNISM IN “TIME’S ARROW” BY MARTIS AMIS.
Keywords:
Postmodernism, “Time’s Arrow”, Martin Amis, narrative, storytelling, identity, irony, historical deconstruction, unreliable world, narrator, time reversal.Abstract
This article investigates the important features of postmodernism in Martin Amis’s novel “Time’s Arrow”. Through its structure, post modernistic features, such as, fragmented identity, and ironic approach to historical events, the novel includes conventional storytelling and involves postmodernist concerns such as the instability of truth, the deconstruction of time, and the unreliability of viewpoint. By examining how these elements are used in the text, this study highlights the ways in which Amis joins direct connection and traditional notions of character and action. Ultimately, “Time’s Arrow” exemplifies the postmodern visual, reflecting a fragmented and ironic worldview that attracts readers to rethink about the destructive world described in the novel.
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