I don't think that questioning the world we live in is the complete purpose of postmodernism. We should react and question external experiences, but it does none of us any good if we don't act on our thoughts. The purpose of postmodernism is to question what our real experiences are, and then act on those experiences, and attempt to change certain aspects of life.
That doesn't necessarily mean change is necessary. Perhaps a crumpled piece of paper is supposed to be just that - a crumpled piece of paper. Maybe the postmodern goal is to make people aware of a crumpled piece of paper. To stop, breathe, and to take a break from the electronic phones to recognize a piece of paper.
To live in a postmodern world is to question who we are, to question what society is, and to act on what we conclude to be a true experience, devoid or accepting some of the media that is perpetuated in our society.
I like your point. Questioning everything has become a part of our everyday lives. But what about that makes it postmodern? I do like how you removed the questioning from the essence of postmodernism. Postmodernism can't just be about questioning your environment, and while your argument still makes it important, it isn't the only reason.
ReplyDeleteI like the point you made about the crumpled paper. It helps show that postmodernism isn't all about questioning "external experiences" as you call it, but also about questioning ourselves and our own motives for doing things.
ReplyDeleteI understand your point. But a huge part of living in a post modern world is the inability to really question who we are. In our society, with the over exposure to media, we are become lost in a world made up of preconceived ideas. So can we really question ourselves and our society without comparing and without just state ideas that are already in our world? I just think that this is a part of post modernism that you didn't really touch on and it might be interesting to.
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