Snippets in metamodernism

Many of the phenomena called in Western culture “snippets” are involved in Wes Anderson’s metamodern film, The Moonrise Kingdom. Snippet is a term in the field of computer programming, which means a snippet of code that is written for reuse. Anderson’s picture, like any work of metamodernism, uses snipes differently. It is a snippet of a piece that appears sporadically to characterize one of the characters. Suzy Bishop has the most of these snippets. She carries them in a suitcase. These are the six books she took to read in the library but never returned. Here is their list:

1. Shelly and the Secret Universe.
2. The Francine Odysseys.
3. The Girl from Jupiter.
4. Disappearance of the 6th Grade.
5. The Light of Seven Matchsticks.
6. The Return of Auntie Lorraine.

None of these books actually exist. Anderson came up with all these names and wrote snippets of these books to cite aloud in the movie. The artists commissioned by the director painted the covers. All of these books are fantasy novels for teenage girls. Such novels occupy a significant place in English-speaking culture, so much so that they have already begun to transcend their traditional area of existence. For example, British singer and leader of The Cure band Robert Smith used the figurative system of fantasy novel of Penelope Farmer “Charlotte Sometimes” for one of his songs of the same title.
Of course, snippets have existed in art for a very long time, but only in metamodernism they are always simulated by the author, present in large numbers and characterized by excessive detailization.