Ella Minnow Pea Characters

In the book Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn he writes a fictional novel to entertain his reader while trying to bring out a bigger message. His message is evidently shown throughout the whole book. The message Dunn wants to address in his book appear to be that we as individuals are lacking language, communication and critical thinking and the consequences that come with it. Mark Dunn uses epistolary to write this book which makes the reading more personal, for the reader is reading letters between characters in which they talk in first person revealing more than any other genre would. All while Dunn uses his ability to play with letters to show the reader about how language can be fun, manipulated and extremely important. In Ella Minnow Pea the
Bringing up Dunn’s other message in the book communication, or to be more precise the lack of communication. In this book, the letters start of lengthy and full of life and as the book goes on and the communications decreases the letter are shorted and people become unhappy. Dunn’s use of letters as a form of writing this book show effectively what the lack of communication does to people. In a way this is what technology does as well it shortens our communication with people which can lead to loneliness and avoidance of actual human interaction. In the book when the tiles were falling and letters were being discarded this communication gap began in a way representing technology being our gap. As Ella wrote, “You were right about the fallout from this absurd law. Not only does it cripple communication between islanders, it builds rock walls between hearts.” (Dunn 22) In the book not only did the letter get shorter the lack of communication prohibited by their absurd laws made the people unpleasant. They were lonely and made many people rather leave than live like this. Communication is very important whether it be with a handwritten letter like the Nollop citizens our simply talking can really brighten ones day. However, we do not really see it for we have communication once it's gone what would be of us. Yet the book the book is a great example of when this communication is lost one becomes separated alone and unhappy. Such as Ms. Townsgate who felt lonely without her family and did not communicate much with other eventually died. If we do not bother to communicate with others and are stuck in something like technology and taking away from being with other what would be of us. Communication is important and we shouldn’t lose it by being lost in