Lmnop Markdunn

What would the world be like without communication? There would be no developments, cooperation, or interactions. It is significant to communicate in order to get a variety of activities done. In the book Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn, communication was gradually getting tougher as letters fell, making communicating nearly impossible. The book dwells heavily on the theme of communication- reading, writing, and talking. Reading was a painless task for everyone who resided in the island of Nollop. It was nothing to be prohibited. This novel is in letters, and people needed to know how to read to get their communication around. As it was important for the islanders to be updated with news on which letters were banned to use. The council of Nollop posted notices. “And honor his wishes removing “J” with jubilation” (Dunn,56). If you were illiterate here, and was not informed, you would have been banished from the island. Ella, the main character, and her cousin, Tassie read and wrote letters to each other almost every day, keeping each other informed with what was going on in Nollop. As for writing, it got difficult as letters continued to fall. People had to write words in different ways to get their message around.
“For Sunday, please use Sunshine For Monday, please use Monty
For Tuesday, please use Toes For Wednesday, please use Wetty For Thursday, please use Thurby For Friday, please use Fribs For Saturday, please use Satto-gatto”(Dunn,70).
It must have been hard for Dunn to eliminate one letter by one and creatively write words in diverse ways. The High Council of Nollop began to scan letters to check if there were illegal letters contained in letters. Unluckily, Ella received a violation for using an illegal letter in her one of her letters. This is a violation of the freedom of speech. I think Dunn wanted to display how it would have been with this freedom taken away. Lastly, talking also was a tough task in Nollop. Citizens of the island talked less and less because they were frightened of getting caught using outlawed letters. Some people accidently do say the letters, but how could you not say letters that you learned ever since grade school? It is hard to speak in a different way. Tassie’s mother, Ella’s aunt, misfortunately did spill a word with an illegal letter from her mouth. She was a teacher, having to say “dozen” even though the letter “z” was prohibited. Ella’s father Amos also said something illegal while he was intoxicated and was no longer able to stay on the island. The people of Nollop were fighting for their valued freedom but if they spoke out for them, they would have been punished. The People were to surrender to the new rules or fight for what were their property. Ella Minnow Pea really shows you how reading, writing, and talking are important. Dunn suggests that the falling letters as signs … The novel’s purpose is that communication and working together to remain as a community is important. It is like this book was published through communication. Communication is powerful, and without our freedoms to use it, the world would not have been what it is now.