![]() ![]() Prentisstown is a small rural settlement on New World that is only inhabited by men, since all women were killed by a germ released by an alien species that also caused men to be able to hear each other's thoughts in the ever-present Noise. “The Knife of Never Letting Go” is a Young Adult science-fiction book and the first installment in the “Chaos Walking” trilogy. The author uses distinctive dialects for Todd and the other people he encounters on his way, in order to emphasize the contrast and conflicts between the different settlements on New World, while especially focusing on the protagonist's dialect as a means of indicating his rural background and lack of education. ![]() Set on New World, a planet where men can hear other men's thoughts in a constant stream of Noise, this story is narrated by 12-year-old Todd Hewitt, a boy who must flee from his settlement called Prentisstown. ![]() ![]() This person should read “The Knife of Never Letting Go” (2008) by American-born British author Patrick Ness and possibly reconsider this answer. If you were to ask a group of people what kind of superpower they would like to have, there would definitely be at least one person who would like to be able to hear everybody's thoughts. “Too much informayshun becomes just Noise." - Dialects and Slang on New World Edit: 03/12/15 - added an essay I wrote for university to my review. ![]()
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