Which two sentences in this excerpt from john barth's "lost in the funhouse" show the postmodern element of self-reflexivity? en route to ocean city he sat in the back seat of the family car with his brother peter, age fifteen, and magda age fourteen, a pretty girl and exquisite young lady who lived not far from them on street initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality. it is as if the author felt it necessary to delete the names for reasons of tact or legal liability. interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.

The first and last sentences show postmodern self-reflexivity.

In the first sentence, the author describes the setting and names the characters and after that, he directly addresses the reader and tells him how other writers used to enhance the illusion of reality by using proper names.

In the last sentence the author reflects on how these devices used by realist writers were in fact artificial.

In these sentences, Barth addresses the reader and gives his opinion on certain literary devices used by other writers. It is a piece of metfiction, reflecting on its own fictional character and techniques.

C and D

Explanation:

The excerpts: "Initials, blanks, or both..." and "Interestingly, as with other aspects of realism..." are both of the answers according to plato :)

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

your answer would be: d) eye contact