Question

In what way is Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" an example of postmodernism?

Answer 1

Because the protagonist discovers that he has psychic powers, and turned into a weapon for the US Government. Postmodernism is largely a reaction to the assumed certainty of scientific, or objective, efforts to explain reality.

Answer 2

For Plato users the correct answer is "B. the use of irony with a serious topic".