Language in the Protagonist’s Philosophy of Love and Identity in David Levithan’s Every Day
Language in the Protagonist’s Philosophy of Love and Identity in David Levithan’s Every Day

Summary/Abstract: This paper relies on David Levithan’s novel „Every Day”, looking at the protagonist’s language in the expression of his innermost considerations on love and identity. We inspect some linguistic aspects in A’s reflections, trying to decode the philosophical meanings conveyed, on the one hand, and to observe the actual wording resorted to for them, on the other, through an analysis of context and co-text, denotations and connotations, as well as semantic fields. We will attempt to ascertain whether there is a coherent, round and logical philosophy forming as a result of A’s meditations, and if there is any relation between A’s language and a certain open-mindedness promoted by people with alternative sexual orientations, or who are not biased about others in this respect. Last but not least, a number of concrete and textual linguistic characteristics of the protagonist’s discourse will be highlighted.

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