1. There is no absolute truth

2.  Post WWII literature  Reaction against enlightenment ideas in Modernist literature

3.  Paradox  Metafiction  Pastiche  Magic Realism  Minimalism

4.  Statement that contradicts itself

5.  Fiction that brings attention to itself as a work of fiction  Exposes fictional illusion

6.  To “paste together”  Combination of multiple elements  Homage to or parody of past styles

7.  Realistic paintings, images, or figures depicted in a surreal manner

8.  Focus on surface description and context to dictate meaning  Readers take active role in story creation  Characters are often unexceptional

9.  One of the first post-modernists  Waiting for Godot noted for minimalism  Postmodernism and Absurdism