In Klosterman writes, \”This is why we become so disoriented whenever someone tells the truth in a fortnight manner; it always seems ridiculous, precisely because it is not.\” What he means by that varies from reader to reader, but the overall context of that statement is that we live in an age that is so mediated, so insincere, so full of irony, that when someone is genuinely sincere, we assume they are lying–because that\’s simply the way we are conditioned.

In Klosterman writes, \”This is why we become so disoriented whenever someone tells the truth in a fortnight manner; it always seems ridiculous, precisely because it is not.\” What he means by that varies from reader to reader, but the overall context of that statement is that we live in an age that is so mediated, so insincere, so full of irony, that when someone is genuinely sincere, we assume they are lying–because that\’s simply the way we are conditioned. Sincerity has become an art, to be practiced by the artists in a conscious way as to make that sincerity clear, without irony. In the essays we read leading up to this final, this theme is repeated again and again. Klosterman makes a claim that he is a sincere writer, but the assumption (by his own admission) is that many writers think his sincerity is an affectation, that is a constructed version of some kind of irony. That\’s a difficult thing to wrap one\’s head around, but it\’s true. So for your paper, I want you to address this. So, your prompt. I\’m leaving it open, but there are a few rules you must follow. Those rules are:You write ten paragraphs, and you write , and you those pages. of your paragraphs begin with:Within those ten paragraphs you can write whatever you want, about whatever you want; but I would like you to include themes from the essays we read leading to this assignment. Those themes can be tangential to your overall thesis, but please at least touch upon them. But really, I want you to be creative, as creative as possible (as usual). There are really no rules here other than ten paragraphs, four single-spaced page rules. But again, paragraph needs to begin with that sentence, and your paragraphs should connect to each other. This is gonna rule.