Postmodernism and The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Postmodernism deals with irony and playfulness in looking at The Yiddish Policeman's Union the whole novel is postmodern. The novel is postmodern because it takes place in an alternate Alaska. The novel states that the Jews reside in Alaska because in 1948 when it was propose to make Alaska a refuge for the Jews the one individual who would have oppose it had been hit and kill by a cab. That fact in itself makes the novel ironic.
Another thing that makes this novel supremely ironic is that Berko's mother died indirectly because of something Berko's dad Hertz Shemets did. "The prayer house at St. Cyril," Berko says."The riots." "The St. Cyril riots," Hertz Shemets agrees. "God damn it." "Berko--" "God damn it! Indians always said it was the Jews that blew it up." "You have to understand the pressure we were under," Hertz says."At the time." "Oh, I do," Berko says."Believe me. The balancing act. The fine line." "Those Jews, those fanatics, the people moving into the disputed areas. They were endangering the status of the entire District. Comfirming the Americans' worst fears about what we would do if they gave us Permanent Status." "Uh-huh," Berko says."Yeah. Okay. And what about Mom? Was she endangering the District, too?"
I can think of a Disney show that is postmodern the same way that this novel is Phil of the future. The story is base around the fact that a couple opened a time capsule which made them nostalgic about the past so they rented a time machine and traveled back in time. While traveling back it time the family ran into some time machine trouble causing them to be trapped in the past. While trapped in the past the family added thing to the time capsule that the couple original open which made them nostalgic.

Devil in the Blue Dress

When it comes to adapting a novel to a screen play the director of the film has many things to take into consideration. Who were the main characters of the novel? Who can the director get that best represents the way the characters were portrayed in the novel? Are there certain characters that part is so insufficient that they do not need to be featured? What parts can be cut from the novel that will still allow the story to be told? A director of a film has to answer these question and more.
In comparing Devil in the Blue Dress the movie to the novel one can find an array of difference. Daphne in the novel was blond however the movie she was brunette. In the novel Easy was taken back down to the police station however in the movie he wasn't. Frank was murdered by Mouse in the novel however in the movie he left with his sister. In the novel Todd was willing to do anything to be with Daphne however in the film it was Daphne who was able to do anything. In the novel Daphne and Easy had this elaborated sex scene however it was complete omitted from the film.
Inconsistence such as the once mentioned above does not make for a bad film it just changes the interpretation. For the most part most directors try to stay as close to the novel as possible however sometime that is just not possible. Instances in which it is not possible usually consist of budget and time.