Jonathan Lethem’s “You don’t love me yet” is one interesting book. When you see the title you might think this it is a romance novel. However, that is a little misleading. Even though, Lethem describes the dynamics between the “Complainer” and Lucinda’s relationship, the main focus of the story is the band.
It is very fascinating that this band has been together for an extremely long time still does not have a name. The intriguing thing about it is that they seem to have given up on finding one. Though it is not often talked about, one can tell it is at the back of their mind.
Another interesting concept is that of intertextuality. Throughout the story, Lethem continues to make references to other texts to explain the meaning of his text. However, he gets into the issue of plagiarism vs. intertextuality when Lucinda uses the Complainer’s words to form lyrics for songs that the band made.
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Try to provide specific examples in your blog, Ama. Where, specifically, do you see intertextuality? And what about the topic under consideration in this unit? Where do you see pop and high culture combining?
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