Language and its Importance to the overall meaning of the novel Tay John.
...in the passage. Certain language is used to portray things in a particular manner. If the language within the passage was changed, the portrayal of the passage could be read in a completely different way. In the sentence “A name is the magic to keep it within horizons”, the word “magic” plays an essential role in the interpretation of the passage. The word magic implies extraordinary results accomplished through mysterious power. Replacing the word magic with another word would alter the interpretation entirely. The power that language possesses is also evident in the sentence “The unnamed- it is the darkness unveiled”. The words “darkness unveiled” are key to the interpretation of the idea. The idea of unveiling darkness has a sort of mysterious and transcendental feeling to it. This sentence could be changed to “ The unnamed- it is the unknown”, but it would not produce the same effect that “darkness unveiled” does. Although unnamed land is th...