Question

select all the correct text in the passage. which two sentences in this excerpt from john barths \lost in the funhouse\ show the postmodern element of self - reflexivity? en route to ocean city he sat in the back seat of the family car with his brother peter, age fifteen, and magda g___, age fourteen - a pretty girl and exquisite young lady who lived not far from them on b___ street . initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality. it is as if the author felt it necessary to delete the names for reasons of tact or legal liability. interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.

Explanation:

Self - reflexivity in literature is when the work comments on its own nature as a piece of fiction. The sentences that discuss the use of initials and blanks in place of proper names, and how this is an artificial means to enhance the illusion of reality, show self - reflexivity as they are reflecting on the techniques of writing fiction.

Answer:

Initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality. It is as if the author felt it necessary to delete the names for reasons of tact or legal liability. Interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.