Tuesday, March 4, 2008

What do you think about JM Coetzee's writing style. What about his style is unique? Does that affect the reading of the novel?

The reading of this novel, Disgrace, is very captivating and appealing. When reading it, we can notice that there are many elements distinguishing the writing style of J. M. Coetzee to any other writer. To start with, the reading of Disgrace is simple and easy. The vocabulary usage isn't difficult and the plot strand isn't complicated nor intertwined. Therefore, when reading it, it is more entrancing and easy-flowed than other novels. Living in South Africa, it is multicultural country with a variety of influenced ethnicities affecting the people there. This is shown in the writing style of J. M. Coetzee when he mentions expressions in Latin, French, Spanish, etc. Disgrace, is a novel in third person point of view. Normally with such novels, the narrator would be omniscient; yet it is not like this in the novel. Here, the narrator basically knows what is going on in the mind of David Lurie only. He, the narrator, doesn't perceive what any of the characters, like Soraya and Melanie, think. All these elements help in the analysis of the novel.

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Tanya said...

good! i like it :D
but just to let you know, it's called third person limited :P

Sirena said...

I totally agree with you, it is extremely light and easy to read. But I just wanted to add, that the writing also contains a lot of figurative language, mostly similies and metaphors, and also a lot of allusions, most of which are literary.

ps. love the colors of ur blog, theyre so u! :)