Assignment 2 Modernist Literature

01. Which 2 readings did you choose?
Chandler, R. Trouble is My Business (USA, 1930-short stories)
Leonard, E. 3:10 to Yuma & Other Stories (USA, 1953-short stories)


02. Compare (3) and contrast (3) the reading you completed with the ppts. on Modernist culture and literature.
Raymond Chandler was one of the foremost authors (not merely one of the foremost mystery authors) of the 20th century.
In the first short story Trouble is my business Raymond Chandler talks about the four long stories in this collection, Marlowe is hired to protect a rich old guy from a gold digger, runs afoul of crooked politicos, gets a line on some stolen jewels with a reward attached, and stumbles across a murder victim who may have been an extortionist. Chandler took the raw, realistic intrigue style that Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and others had begun cooking up in post-World War I America, and gave it an artistic bent, filling his fiction with evocative metaphors and sentences that refuse to shed their cleverness with age,this point is directly connected with the modernist literature because Modernism as a literary movement is seen, in large part, as a reaction to the emergence of city life as a central force in society.
In the second one Leonard, E. 3:10 to Yuma & Other Stories the author went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.This short story 3:10 to Yuma & other stories was first published in Dime Western Magazine, a 1950s Pulp magazine, in March 1953. The story has since been adapted to the screen twice, in 1957 and in 2007.The story focuses on two men, one of whom is a deputy sheriff, another a ruthless outlaw. The outlaw is to be taken to the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma, Arizona by train.The deputy overcomes the odds to get the outlaw to the train (a 3:10 departure to Yuma, thus the name).Commended by critics for his gritty realism and strong dialogue, Leonard sometimes takes liberties with grammar in the interest of speeding along the story.


03. In your opinion, do you feel the readings you completed are very good or excellent examples of Modernist literature?
Yes,I agree because the two stories have tendencies of modernism,this is connected with individualism, mistrust of institutions (government, religion), and the disbelief of any absolute truths.The Modernist emphasis on a radical individualism can be seen in the many literary manifestos issued by various groups within the movement.In both stories we can see a Modernist literature attempted to move from the bonds of Realist literature and to introduce concepts such as disjointed timelines.Also we can see the limitations of the Realist novel with a concern for larger factors such as social or historical change.



04. Would you recommend these readings to your friends and/or family? Why/why not?

Yes ,because these are two interesting stories that maintain you all time expectant,in this stories yo will never be bored.I think that is very important that people read about the modernist literature because Modernism as a literary movement is seen, in large part, as a reaction to the emergence of city life as a central force in society.This point is very important because introduce the society into an interesting literary world.
Definely i recommend these two good readings to my family and friends.