Genre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of "mainstream" and "genre" forms (including journalism) continued to blur during the period up to our own times. William Burroughs, in his early works, and Hunter S. Thompson expanded documentary reporting into strong subjective statements after the second World War, and post-modern critics have disparaged the idea of objective realism in general. COUNT 5
QSN1 What sub-group of literature emerged in the 20th century? ANS1 Genre fiction QSN2 Alternative reality genre fiction is also known as what? ANS2 science fiction QSN3 Who were two 20th century writers who blurred the lines between journalism and literature? ANS3 William Burroughs, in his early works, and Hunter S. Thompson QSN4 By what means did these two writers create and emergent convergence of literature and journalism? ANS4 strong subjective statements QSN5 Critics based in what movement find fault in objective realism? ANS5 post-modern