Simulacra and Simulation Literary Elements

Simulacra and Simulation Literary Elements

Genre

Philosophy

Setting and Context

A tremendous number of settings.

Narrator and Point of View

Told from Baudrillard's point of view.

Tone and Mood

Inquisitive, Informative, Theoretical, Mysterious, Solemn, and Jovial

Protagonist and Antagonist

There is no clear protagonist/antagonist structure in the book.

Major Conflict

Baudrillard's struggle to understand and ultimately discuss reality, symbols, and society.

Climax

This is a non-fiction book that has no climax.

Foreshadowing

This is a non-fiction book that doesn't utilize foreshadowing.

Understatement

The transformative nature of the media and culture is massively understated in the book.

Allusions

To religion (Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam particularly), popular culture, philosophy, geography (of the entire world), and mythology.

Imagery

Baudrillard uses intense imagery to better-explain some of his points about symbols, for example.

Paradox

The media is meant to do good and important work, yet does the opposite.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Simulacra and Simulation = symbols, signs, and society.

Personification

Baudrillard often personifies the media, symbols, and society as a whole.

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