REALITY VS. SIMULATION: A POSTMODERNIST ANALYSIS OF THE HYPERREALITY IN TELLIER’S THE ANOMALY

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyze The Anomaly by Tellier through the lens of Baudrillard’s (1981) concept of the precession of simulacra. This concept explores the four stages through which reality is collapsed until it reaches hyperreality. This research investigates how reality is collapsed step by step in The Anomaly. It employs qualitative textual analysis as its primary method and utilizes Baudrillard’s (1981) framework as a theoretical framework. The findings revealed that The Anomaly mirrors the theoretical progression from representation to simulation, culminating in a world where the distinction between reality and its copies disintegrates. The novel not only reflects the hyperreal condition of the digital age but also critiques humanity’s dependence on simulation to sustain meaning and order. The study contributes to postmodern literary studies by demonstrating how Tellier’s narrative transforms philosophical abstraction into lived fictional experience.