Wrap Up Post: Topic Idea

In reading Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, I have found the novel holds a sort of vitality. Coetzee has a way of forcing the reader to recognize or become cognizant of issues that are important historically. Through language and dialog Coetzee manages to communicate a dark tone while presenting beautiful language at the same time. This indefinitely allows the reader to understand the seriousness of the issues at hand. However, while reading, one  appreciates the beauty of the language that works on the her/him tremendously. Towards the end of the novel I became drawn to the word “dark” and how it becomes a reoccurring symbol if you will. This word although short and simple holds great power within the novel by setting the tone of wrong or bad and “other”. This word also appears on almost every page towards the succeeding chapters. By sprinkling this word throughout the text, it reminds the reader of the dark  undertone that holds a decaying theme. This in turn forces the reader to be active and present while reading it.

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