Postmodernists believe that knowledge, truth, and
grand theory are constructed by those who have
the power in the society, so knowledge and truth
come with prejudice.
For instance, knowledge about woman’s body
Active sperm and passive uterus
Why isn’t there a birth pill for men? I think scientists can
invent it but they just refuse to do it.
Postmodern Literature
In literature, postmodernism challenges grand
theory and metanarrative as well. Thus,
postmodern literature often shows the limitation of
science and reason. (Just like one of the themes of
the novel we read.)
Postmodernists don’t approve of the concept of
high art and canon because they’ve been selected
by a group of authoritative people.
Today we often see high art merges into pop
culture.
Parody
Curious Incident: A Parody
The novel is full of a sense of humor.
It’s a parody of detective novels, but with an anti-hero.
What is anti-hero?
Anti-hero is a literary device used by writers for a
prominent character in a play or book that has
characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero.
The protagonist is generally admired for his bravery,
strength, charm, ingenuity etc., while an anti-hero is
typically clumsy, unsolicited, and unskilled and has both
good and bad qualities.
http://literarydevices.net/anti-hero/
Christopher is nothing like Sherlock Holmes.
You cannot put things in category
Remember structuralism???
Postmodernists don’t believe in binary opposition.
Things don’t always fall into binary opposition. You
cannot put things into exact categories because they
will not fit perfectly.
For example, if you say there’re only male and female,
it then means that you exclude gay, lesbian, and
transgender from the society. And if ‘dog’ is opposite to
‘cat’, then what about ‘horse’, ‘chicken’, etc?
So to postmodernists, every line and category is blurry.
Things can always cross into other categories.