In "Wicked" by Gregory MacGuire, "animals" and "Animals" (which a capital letter) are very different things. When characters talk about one or the other, we can tell which one they mean, but how do you other characters know which they are talking about? Is there a different way to pronounce "Animals" and "animals"? If so, what is it?
2007-01-26 08:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by TheDogStar12 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
No, they aren't. It's a conceit of the writing. It could be considered an element of metafiction in the story, because it is a convention that is particular to the way that the story is written.
If you think that's bad, try the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. The reality of those books is limited to written structure. For example, you might read a string of letters as a name, but there is no logical way of pronouncing it.
2007-01-27 18:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by parker1922 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The characters in the book are interacting in a 3rd person limited, in which they do not know everyone, and neither does the author, yet people probably pronounce the name with a longer vowel, but otherwise they might have assumed if they are talking about an Animal or an animal. You really have to read it to really understand their logic.
2007-01-28 00:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by svtouchdown0909 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was wondering the same thing while I was reading it. The only thing I can come up with is that the A in Animals is stressed more than in animals. "The aaaaanimals were trying to talk to other animals..." Other than that, I have no clue.
2007-01-26 17:48:46 · answer #3 · answered by EvilFairies 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
None, they are just spelled differntly, not pronounced differently.
2007-01-26 17:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋