Subversion and Transgression of Norms in Contemporary Literature
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ENG304 Midterm Essay topic (Home Students)
ENG304 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
Write an essay on the following topic:
‘One of the major functions of art in the modern world is to challenge commonly-accepted views and ideas. Discuss how precisely any TWO novels on the course subvert AND/OR transgress social, ethical or literary norms.’
Your essay should be 1500 words long and submitted via Turnitin on Blackboard before noon on Wednesday February 16th. You may choose any two novels from the Banned Books and Cult Fiction halves of the course. Bear in mind that you may not write on those texts in the exam.
NOTE: YOU HAVE A FREE CHOICE OF ANY NOVEL FROM BOTH THE BANNED BOOKS AND CULT FICTION SECTIONS. YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO DISCUSS TRANGRESSION OF SOCIAL NORMS OR ETHICAL NORMS OR LITERARY NORMS, OR A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN ONE.
• Causes readers to react to the story
• It involves the defamiliarisation of familiar, traditional norms
• Attack on traditional codes of discourse
• When literature follows norms, it is essential restating that culture’s dominant values
• What does one's definition of "literature" reveal about one's attitudes, beliefs, values, training, or socialization (in short, one's ideological affiliation)?
• How do definitions and categories of "literature" and especially "good literature" coincide with specific political issues like "Who should govern?" "Who should have what role or function in society?" "What kinds of behaviors and belief should be excluded or included?"
Osgood defines style as norm and deviation. A norm is the common practice or acceptable usage in language. It is what is permissible within the rules governing the use of language. For instance all human normal human beings have two legs each. It is the norm and anything contrary to this is a deviation.
Deviation is a departure from general order. It is the deliberate violation of the norms.
Every use of figure of speech could be seen as...
ENG304 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
Write an essay on the following topic:
‘One of the major functions of art in the modern world is to challenge commonly-accepted views and ideas. Discuss how precisely any TWO novels on the course subvert AND/OR transgress social, ethical or literary norms.’
Your essay should be 1500 words long and submitted via Turnitin on Blackboard before noon on Wednesday February 16th. You may choose any two novels from the Banned Books and Cult Fiction halves of the course. Bear in mind that you may not write on those texts in the exam.
NOTE: YOU HAVE A FREE CHOICE OF ANY NOVEL FROM BOTH THE BANNED BOOKS AND CULT FICTION SECTIONS. YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO DISCUSS TRANGRESSION OF SOCIAL NORMS OR ETHICAL NORMS OR LITERARY NORMS, OR A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN ONE.
• Causes readers to react to the story
• It involves the defamiliarisation of familiar, traditional norms
• Attack on traditional codes of discourse
• When literature follows norms, it is essential restating that culture’s dominant values
• What does one's definition of "literature" reveal about one's attitudes, beliefs, values, training, or socialization (in short, one's ideological affiliation)?
• How do definitions and categories of "literature" and especially "good literature" coincide with specific political issues like "Who should govern?" "Who should have what role or function in society?" "What kinds of behaviors and belief should be excluded or included?"
Osgood defines style as norm and deviation. A norm is the common practice or acceptable usage in language. It is what is permissible within the rules governing the use of language. For instance all human normal human beings have two legs each. It is the norm and anything contrary to this is a deviation.
Deviation is a departure from general order. It is the deliberate violation of the norms.
Every use of figure of speech could be seen as...