Language

An overview of the language of “iAnna” by Will Self reveals the author combines everyday terms related to technology in the modern world such as the ‘iPad’ with psychiatric terms such as ‘St Vitus dance’ (a psychological disorder characterised by quick, uncoordinated movements). Consequently, we can say the choice of words is related…

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Allusions

The text includes several allusions to people and historical events. When Dr Busner sees Anna she reminds him of “the 1970s and Marcel Marceau” (l. 37). Marcel Marceau was a French …

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Similes

Three similes (comparisons) catch the reader’s eye in the text. The bread that Dr Zack Busner eats is “as white as death” (l. 132), a simile that produces a disgusting feeling and suggests …

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Metaphors

Metaphors and figurative language are often used in the story. Sometimes it creates humour and irony like when the author describes Dr Shiva Mukti’s efforts to obtain Dr Busner’s phone number as “serpentine manipulations” (l. 4) or when Dr Busner’s phone is associated with a skier, “slaloming expertly through his cleavage” (ll. 10-11). The call is also described figuratively as the cause that “pulled him into his clothes” (ll. 20-21).

To convey the characters' scientific persp…

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Enumerations

Enumerations are used a few times in the story with the purpose of conveying a sense of accumulation and the idea of dynamic movement such as in the following example: “…out the front door, down the road to the tube, down the escalator, through the grimy piping and up another escalator…” (ll. 22-24)

In another instance, the enumeration is used to produce vivid imagery and to convey a feeling of disgust towards the food: “…a plate piled …

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Symbols

The story includes symbolism related to the Postmodern, digital world and the way it dehumanises people. The phones and the iPads (imaginary or real) are a symbol of disconnection and alienation. Although they are supposed…

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