"...it is hard to discuss 'postmodernism theory' in any general way without having recourse to the matter of historical deafness, an exasperating condition (provided you are aware of it) that determines a series of spasmodic and intermittent, but desperate, attempts at recuperation." (xi) It is essential in this study to trace out the historical deafness of postmodern America as it resides in the suburbs, a working definition of which would include this loss of history.

(Jameson, Frederic. Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1991. Print.)