Abstract:
Postmodernism is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary world. It embraces
various kinds of approaches to art making. It is a mixture of different artistic and popular
styles and media. The term “postmodernism” has influenced authors so that they choose it as
their subject of writing. This paper deals with Postmodern Worldview of our time. It aims to
discuss postmodern aspects and varieties in the light of three novels; chronologically they are
– White Noise by Don DeLillo, The Sweet Smell of Psychosis by Will Self and Haroun and
the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie. As I want to work on Postmodern Worldview, I have
chosen three different novels, written by writers from three different continents. They are
respectively – American, European and Indian variety of novels. North-American variety
deals with suburbanism, consumerism, techno-culture and centerlessness. European variety
specially focuses on drug culture and psychological complexity. On the other hand, Indians
follow the storytelling tradition. This paper will also discuss postmodernism history, features,
postmodern theory and postmodern effect on human life in contemporary life. In my paper, I
will try to define postmodern aspects and varieties in the light of these three novels.
