[Literature] is organised violence committed on ordinary speech.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Literature uses structured force to reshape common language into something distinct and powerful.
- In plain terms
- Writing uses rules to change everyday speech into something special.
- What can you take from it?
- Literature reshapes language through structured deviation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does writing change speech?
- Is deviation always necessary?
Another view
Not all literature relies on violence or conflict against speech.
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