TY - JOUR AU - Perkins, Marla PY - 2016/06/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Using contradictions: When multiple wrongs make right JF - Language Under Discussion JA - LUD VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Discussion Notes DO - 10.31885/lud.3.1.237 UR - https://journals.helsinki.fi/lud/article/view/237 SP - 28–30 AB - As noted by Teske, 2015, contradictions are used intentionally and systematically to convey various types of meaning in works of narrative fiction. I consider ways in which these strategies might also contribute to guiding (or misguiding) readers through narratives and some possible aesthetic considerations toward the uses of contradictions in fiction. It is also suggested that evaluations of the applications of contradictions and other rhetorical strategies for conveying meaning and/or aesthetics in narrative could lead toward a clearer understanding of what makes a given text literary or not. ER -