Question

contemporary postmodernism unit test

Answer 1

sometimes he’s let me go along advancing my pieces down the board, only to find myself in an irrevocable predicament

Answer 2

This statement seems to be a metaphorical reference to a situation in which the speaker has progressed or made decisions without fully considering the consequences, resulting in a difficult or impossible situation. It may be reflective of a postmodernist critique of modernist ideas of progress and certainty, suggesting that our actions and decisions are not always linear or predictable.