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I'll start the first question. How does diction affect meaning in A Clockwork Orange? Consider how the novel might be different without the use of nadsat slang....
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If the book didn't have the slang, it would just be another crazy violent book, right? The slang makes the book for me.
What do you mean the slang makes the book for you? how so?
Without the slang, I wouldn't have gotten into the book like I did. The violence out in plan words would have made me hate the book, but the slang makes it almost fun to read because you (well I was) are constantly trying to translate it and when you do get it all the bad the boys did is somewhat diluted.
hmmm, diluted you say? can you connect that with modern culture? would you say that the impact of violence is magnified or watered down (or something else entirely) in western culture today?
I would say that violence is watered down. The news talks about violent events in a way that everyone can stomach while the actual event may be gruesome.
Why is it significant that the violence is watered down in this book? Can "A Clockwork Orange" be reduced to mere entertainment that is palatable to all readers? Why or why not?
this book is really great...i say this because of the totally different language/ slang that it uses is what keeps me interested....without the slang it would just be another one of those summer reading books...i mean coming up with there own language, Nadsat is really cool and is a good way to keep the reader entertained as they read the book..
ok chickadees... I knew you'd love the nadsat slang, but I want you to think about this a little more deeply. Given that books are written with more than just the entertainment factor in mind, what do you think about the theme?
Well Ms. P sorry I took so long! So the theme is something that I've been thinking about throughout reading it. I get a sort of moral type of thing out of it, but while Tynisha and I were discussing it, it dawned on us that an essential part of theme is choice and the "power of choice" as Burgess puts it. What it can do and what it does? To answer your first question about the Nadsat slang, I have to say it made the book more interesting because it was something that I couldn't personally read straight through (at first); however, it makes violence today or more so in western culture seem superficial. But overall you know I LOVED THE BOOK!
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