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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 G_____, age fourteen, a pretty girl and exquisite young lady who lived not far from them on B____ 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.

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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.

Answer:

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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