The Postmodern Fulcrum of Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Martin Crimp's Attempts on Her Life in the light of Zygmunt Bauman's sociology

This study focused on the postmodern fragmented individual as a result of the aim of constant modernization and examined two striking plays from the British Theatre of the 1990s with the objective of analyzing the atmosphere in which it exists from a social and aesthetic perspective: Martin Crimp's Attempts on Her Life and Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids. Before delving into the examination of these two plays, an exploration of societal understanding, utilizing concepts such as Zygmunt Bauman's liquid modernity and liquid society, was undertaken to comprehend the societal resonance of images conveyed through theatrical texts and the background of these implications. The sociological perspective of Bauman was employed in this regard. For the analysis of postmodern depictions, Bauman's insights on consumer society and globalization were referred to. These analyses revealed that in the world where the modern individual is confined, there is a quest for escape. The crisis created by this escape has paved the way for a postmodern society. Further, studying these theatrical works through Bauman's lens revealed perspectives on the complex interaction of postmodernism and contemporary social structures. When examined in the context of postmodernity and aesthetics, these plays emphasized the significance of theatre as a mirror for the fragmented world and individual.