As I kept reading this book I have to admit it began to attract my attention. I recently took a history class about western civilization during a lot of the same times the book speaks of. Taking this class brought a lot to light while reading this book and I definitely found it beneficial and helpful in regards to understanding a lot of the view point the author brings out about postmodernism. I actually found it intriguing and the book more interesting because I had knowledge of a lot of the time periods and socialists such as Marx or leaders such as Hitler. I am glad we read Kafka first then postmodernism because as the author used him as an example I understood what postmodernism was. I found it especially interesting when powell spoke of kafkas metamorphosis and how a lot of postmodern writers use their life experiences and twist it into their stories which was apart of one of our discussions in class.