"Adolescence - II"

"Adolescence Two" is postmodern in nature because of its depiction of such elements as fragmentation and a dehumanized subject. Fragmentation is portrayed when it describes, "the Venetian blinds slicing up the moon," (3061 Line 3). The light from the moon is spread on the tile floor as if the character is living in her own little fragmented world. This world is blurred between right and wrong as shadow and light contrast with each other on the bathroom floor. "Three seal men," enter the scene, "bring[ing] the scent of licorice," in with them. These might be literal people or items of symbolism that represent something else entirely. The three seal men could represent the upheaval of the girls stomache's prior meeting with alcohol. This also celebrates the loss of innocence as it pertains to drunkeness and responsible behavior displaying the postmodern tenet of the celebration of disorder.