The Mid-to Late Twentieth Century

Question

After World War ll, technological advancements radically changed how people viewed themselves, humanity, and the world. For example, rockets carried people into space, the splitting of atoms tapped into nuclear power, and the television provided a new medium for sharing information. Imagine being in the shoes of a postmodernist writer.

1. How would technological advancements influence your writing and literature in general?
2. In contrast, can literature influence technological advancements?

Answer 1

Hey Joann,

1. Your writing would take into account technological advancements and make you tell stories that deal with the consequences of those changes.
2. Literature can influence technological advancements in the sense of providing new ideas for invention. For example science fiction has imagined many ideas on what the future and technology may look like (robots, time travel, flying cars, virus outbreaks etc.)

Hope this helps give some idea.