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While scholars have analyzed the masculinity crisis portrayed in
American fiction, few have focused on postmodernist fiction, few
have examined masculinity without using feminist theory, and no
articles propose a solution for ending traditional masculinity's
dominance. I examine the masculinity crisis as it is portrayed in
two postmodernist novels, David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite
Jest and Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club. Both novels have male
characters that ran the gamut of masculinities, but those that are
the most successful at avoiding gender stereotypes develop a
masculinity which incorporates strong, phallic masculinity and
nurturing, testicular masculinity, creating a balanced masculinity.
Also, both novels examine postmodernist fiction's future. Wallace
and Palahniuk help reveal the future of postmodernist fiction: a
post-postmodernist fiction that, like well-rounded masculinity,
seeks to be more emotionally open while still using irony and
innovation for meaningful effects, not just to be clever. This book
aims to help gender scholars further develop their theories about
masculinity, and show literature scholars the future of
postmodernist fiction.
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