According to the controversial issue about use of language in john Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men,I agree for the the words that "many people find offensive for cultural or religious reasons. For example, Carlson shot Candy's dog to dead,this is offensive the culture that we should not harm the animals. Moreover, in the story, he always use raw words such as damm which is not impolite in current culture. However, it is acceptable for novelists to use the sort of language that Steinbeck uses if we have a proper guide to the children who read this kind of novels.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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I agree with you Eath because in this novel have a lot of raw words and we should give the children comment who need to read this book. However, I think that the words in this novel show the position and education of characters that make you understand the character of the worker in the ranch.
ReplyDeleteI like Kriss's comment. I agree that using that language for the characters' speech makes Steinbeck's characters much more real than they would be if he only used unreal but polite language.
ReplyDeleteIt's also important to realise that some of the language is offensive and that you should not use it, unless you're absolutely sure it's OK in the context. Using the word nigger could get you killed in the US, so don't do it.