Literary Devices in 20th Century Literature After WWII and during the beginning of the Cold War, much was thought and much was said about government and about the contemporary culture in general. This is reflected in many of the literary works of the time, and even before that time, as many of the Marxist and socialist principles were well known. Some of the works include symbolism, some include metaphors, some include satire, and some have other methods. Regardless on which device is used, the messages that these books come across with are usually very clear and there is not really...
their core meaning, and it is just a different in the authors' preference of technique. Any way it is written, it is very clear that all of it has been influenced by the same events, experiences, and ideals. The ideas of utopia, government, totalitarianism, and all things of the like were very popular during the mid-Twentieth Century, and with obvious reasons. Much of the world was in turmoil and havoc; there was a lot of corruption and much of the opinions and thoughts that these authors had about people and the world in general are reflected in their literature.