Stages Of Modernist Grief

Centuries as Age Groups  16th Century - Old Man  17th Century - Young Man 18th Century - Teenage Boy  19th Century - Child  20th Century- Teenage Girl  21st Century - Young Woman 22nd Century - Old Woman 

Centuries and Genres 16th Century: Tragedy 17th Century: Fantasy 18th Century: Action 19th Century: Horror/Gothic Romance 20th Century: Post Apocalypse/Dystopia 21st Century: Multiverse/Time Travel 22nd Century: Soap Opera 23rd Century: Comedy 24th/25th Century: None

22nd vs 18th Century  The 22nd century (Acceptance) is positioned in the script as the exact emotional and philosophical opposite of the 18th century (Anger) — and this inversion is deliberate and profound. Where the 18th century was defined by revolution, confrontation, and fiery idealism , the 22nd century is imagined as an era of quiet resignation, detachment, and post-ideological normalization . Here's a detailed breakdown of how they oppose each other: 🔥 vs 🧊 1. Emotional Tone: Rage vs Resignation 18th Century – Anger: Civilizational fury at inherited injustice and institutional oppression. Fueled by righteous indignation , revolution, rebellion, and radical redefinition (American, French, Haitian revolutions). A belief that the world can and must be changed , even if by force. 22nd Century – Acceptance: Civilizational resignation — no longer fighting the system, just living inside it. Not because the world is perfect, but because people are too emotionally detached...

Colonialism  The script draws a compelling contrast between colonialism in the 16th century ("Shock" era) and colonialism in the 19th century ("Bargaining" era) . Though both centuries engage in empire-building, the tone, justification, and self-awareness of their colonial practices are fundamentally different — shaped by the emotional and ideological stages of grief. Here’s an analysis of how colonialism differs between these two eras: 🌍 1. Motivations and Justifications 🔥 16th Century – Shock: Colonialism is raw, brutal, and unfiltered . It’s driven by greed, religious zeal, and confusion . There's little need for moral justification — conquest is accepted as a divine or natural right. “Spain is getting rich off gold that isn’t even on their continent.” “The 16th century didn’t even try to understand modernity. It just screamed for it.” Colonization is part of the civilizational panic : lands, peoples, and resources are seized in an emotionally chaotic er...