My favorite ism!

Although The Old Man and the Sea was not one of my favorites, I really enjoy the literature from the modernist era. The stories use vivid imagery, but not words that are so old fashioned that it obscures the plot. The symbolism that modernist literature holds is something that not everyone can necessarily see when they first read it; instead as you read it more, the story reveals extra information that you were not previously aware of. The stream of consciousness also appeals to me, as I also frequently ramble as well; modernist authors do a good job of portraying the human psyche. These new techniques seemed refreshing after the too stiff rigid structures of colonialism or the overflowing transcendentalism. It was like Goldilocks: just right!