2. Sydnee Satcher period 5, “The Giver Of Hope” by Zora Neale Hurston, is about High John who was alive during the time of slavery and he would shape shift in order to give hope to others. This piece is postmodern because it contains intertextuality, examples of metafiction, and fragmentation. The message was in order to explain why slaves need High John to find peace. I loved the hand drawing right in the middle. Very talented. 

3. Caroline Dyess period 4, “New York Day Women” by Danticat, is about facing the struggles that women immigrants face in different cultures along with a mother and daughter relationship. This is a postmodern piece because it provides the point of view of both mother and daughter. The theme seems to be looking and searching for hope but never giving up. This poster is creative because it looks as if the words are in the city of New York with all of the decorations. 

4. Kyra Fox, “The Flowers”, by Alice Walker , is about racism and loss of innocence as a child. A message is developed by explaining the life of a happy little girl and what ended it all. This is a postmodern piece because because it includes fragmentation and maximalism. I likes how the made an actual tree on this poster representing the woods at which this all took place in. 

The story is about the sudden loss of childhood once Myop finds the dead man, who was hung with a “noose.” Lynching is the stealer of Myop’s childhood and purity. The creator believes this to be postmodern because of the use of historical events, creepiness as the plot grows, and the blending of nature and humans. The message of the story is that inexplicable violence and aggression will take your innocence and give you guilt. Visual elements include a paper tree and several printed images.

#2 Sofia Young, “The Devil is a Busy Man” by David Foster

The story is about a character who partakes in a good deed but refuses to give details about the deed in order for the goodness of the deed and the intentions behind it to remain pure. They stress that getting praise for their action would taint their motivation and in turn make them bad. The creator believes that this story is postmodern because of the author’s use of fragmentation, paranoia, and irony. The message of the story is that humanity does not do good deeds because they want to be good but only to be perceived as good. Visual elements include a face of a women slowly fading away and a devil with a pitchfork with a drama mask.

#3 Sydney Satcher, “High John de Conquer” by Zora Neale Hurston

The story is about a fictional character that gives hope and inspiration to oppressed African Americans. The creator believes that this story is postmodern because it contains intertextuality, examples of historiographic metafiction, and fragmentation. The message of the story is that in times of pain and tribulation, we all need a source of light and hope. Visual components include a hand drawn (possibly traced) image of a bunny with a rucksack.

#4 John Bratton, “Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies” by Salman Rushdie

The story is about a woman trying to flee Pakistan to Britain to meet up with her husband. The creator believes this story is postmodernist. The message is that freedom is better than being bound and restricted. Visual elements include a printed picture of a woman and a visa with “Denied” stamped on.

Kyra Fox analyzed “The Flowers” By Alice Walker. This short story was about a young girl who experiences the horrors of racism too young and loses her innocence. Kyra claims that this is a postmodernist piece because it contains elements such as maximalism, fragmentation, and playfulness. The message she drew from this story is that the loss of innocence makes you abandon the belief that everyone is good. This poster has a 3D tree on the side and has flowers drawn all across the poster with color coordinating paper. 

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Vanessa Weatherford analyzed “A New York Day Women” by Edwidge Danticat. This short story is about a woman trying to maintain her relationship with her mother throughout a hard move. Vanessa claims that this is a postmodernist piece because it contains elements of minimalism, fragmentation, and temporal distortion. The message that she drew from this was that maintaining relationships that we have now saves us from hurt in the future. This poster expresses the darkness of her feelings and the little spurts of hope she gets with the black poster and the colorful background behind the text. 

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Emily Smith analyzed “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. This short story is about people trying to lose the lottery instead of winning it. Emily claims that this is a postmodernist piece because it has elements of fragmentation, irony, and pastiche. The message she drew from this was that people tend to be blind towards meaningless or cruel acts of tradition. This poster stuck with the money theme as everything was green and symbolized money or the lottery. 

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Morgan Miller analyzed “High John De Conquer” by Zora Hurston. This story is about a symbolic figure the African Americans used to find hope in the darkest times. Morgan claims that this is a postmodern piece because it contains elements of playfulness. The message she drew was that hope can be found in places you would never guess.  This poster resembles the hope that the black community found by having the bright white poster and the yellow details along with the pink rhinestones 

A good deed is not good if the details are given for praise. They later hint to the receiver their identity, reducing the good deed to nothing. Sophia believes that this short story is postmodernism because of Wallace’s use of fragmentation, paranoia and irony. Humanity has a mask when being genuine or else their act of good is valid. This poster is one of my favorites. The overall poster is so cohesive and bold, while the images being hand drawn are incredibly appealing. 

#2 Jordan Baker “The Flowers” Alice Walker

The lost innocence of a girl after her beauty and peacefulness turns to gloom after entering a damp cove. Jordan thinks this short story is postmodern because of the use of simple language, contests western hegemonic values, and minimalism. The simplicity of childhood can be brought to an end and opened into the cold hearted reality. I love how Jordon uses 3D elements in her poster to make it standout. The tree with the rope connects the story with her overall poster. 

#3 Jordan Jones “The Rockpile” James Baldwin

About the issue of abuse in blended families. The story is about two boys, one is from a different father and how they are treated differently. Baldwin uses paranoia, minimalism, and playfulness in his short story leading it to be postmodernist. Abuse and cruelty in mixed families stem from anger and jealousy. I enjoy Jordan’s poster because of the simple text and backings along with her hand drawn images. 

#4 Caroline Dyess “New York Day Women” Danticat 

Women immigrants face in different cultures and a mother-daughter relationship where a woman follows a woman and imagines it is her mom. Caroline says this is postmodernism from Danticat’s use of fragmentation, irony, and paranoia. Learning from someone who has more experience grows younger generations.  I love this poster because the way she created the scene is a part of her poster with the buildings and labels for her evidence. 

Jordan Baker, “The Flowers” by Alice Walker. This story describes the beauty and peacefulness of nature that soon turns to gloom upon the entrance of the damp cove. They claim it’s postmodernist because it has western hegemonic values and simple language.The message when the simplicity of childhood abruptly ends, it’s hard to have a light hearted view of the world. I love the huge tree and actual 3d lil paper flowers.

Emily Smith, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. It’s mind to the evil, chaotic, and about how people don’t actually want to win. She claims it’s postmodernism because it’s written with fragmentation. The message is how easily people can be mind from cruel and mindless acts within meaningless traditions. I like how she had a color scheme of green that went with her story.

Jordan Jones, “The Rockpile” by James Baldwin. 2 boys, one of which is from another father differently. Even in a “perfect” religious household, there are flaws within the family. This story is postmodernist because it has paranoia and black humor. You're not alone and your problems are not as uncommon as you may think. I like how all her drawings were in the middle, it kept it organized but also drew me in.

#2. This poster is made by Emily Smith. The story is called “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. In the story , the author expresses violence and horror as a form of tradition. The story is found as postmodernist because the creator of the poster found that there were more postmodern traits than modern traits. The message is how blind and cruel people can be within meaningless traditions. The visuals on this poster show stones, a calendar, a paper with a black dot on it, and the word fair with a line through it. This shows that some people thought the lottery was unfair.

#3. This poster was made by Casey Guba. The story is called “The Flowers” by Alice Walker.

The story is about a sudden loss of childhood. It is postmodern because of the use of historical events, creepiness, and the blending of nature and humans. The message is when faced with surreal violence, we lose our innocence and gain guilt. The visuals are very symbolic in this poster. There is a tree in the background that takes up the whole poster, along with pictures of a ball that is reflective, a sad man walking down a graffitied sidewalk, and what looks like a bed with a window looking into the city.

#4. This poster was made by Mckenzie Edens. The story is called “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner. In the story, an event leads up to the discovery of a crime hidden for many years, the plot develops as the story goes along. It is postmodern because the texts align with postmodernism and not so much with modernism. The message is to move on from the past and leave the pain behind. The visuals on the poster are hand drawn. There is a phoenix-like figure in the top right corner, a dripping rose, a penny, an alarm clock, and a penny.