![]() ![]() The setting of this book was during a time period where gender played a strong part in what someone could do with their life and how they were treated. The language shows a shift in the book through character aggression, character upbringing, religious bases, and the mental state of the characters. ![]() The language used can be aggressive, negative and mostly subjective, but the author uses this type of language to form perspectives of the social aspects of gender in this time period. Black changes the language within the actual writing and between the characters, their thoughts and attitudes. The character dialogue is in broken English (also known as “Ebonics”) which is used to portray the primary mode of speaking of uneducated African Americans in the 1940s through 50s. ![]() Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace introduces the themes of love, suffering, and coming of age through the language used by the characters, their written thoughts and actions. ![]()
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