After reading the assignment, I’d say that I would consider myself a postmodernist.  Although the reading was a little challenging for me, I was able to identify with certain aspects of postmodernism.  One such example can be found on page 8 from “The Postmodern”, by Simon Malpas.  In this secetion, Malpas refers to literay Critic Ihab Hassan and his list of differences between modernism and postmodernism.  The section of the text that helped me in identifying with post modernism is when Malpas states, “Broadly speaking, however, the key difference between the two columns can located in the closure and ridgid organisation of those terms listed under modernism (with ideas such as form, hierarchy, mastery, and detrminancy) against the openness of those linked to postmodernism (with its play, chance, disperasl, combination, difference, and desire.  From this excerpt, I concluded that modernism is this rigid art that focuses on perfection.  This description gave modernism this sterility and coldness that I would want no part in.  Postmodernism seems to focus on emotion and exploration.  I see myself as not only a person who loves to explore the world around me, but also a person who loves to put emotion and passion into my life.  Modernism seems to focus on mastering a path, while postmodernism focuses on creating new ones.  I too see myself as a person who tries to avoid “the beaten path” as much as possible.