Blog Six

The Prison-House of Language is a very arduous statement to take in as a whole.One,such as myself, must strip the words apart to grasp onto meaning.The research has led me to a dead end and I must interpret the statement in ways of which I could fathom.
The terms that are within the statement allow a breakdown. When I see the word "prison",I think of solitary confinement and condemnation.In a way,it insinuates something just by being the first word in there.Then to see "house" come right after,it only proves me further.There's some sort of restriction.With those two put together,I can only believe that society must look down on those who use restricted language.Certain words or phrases are prohibited from the use of our language thus allowing it to probably be considered taboo almost.They're prohibited because of our social conformity despite there being a freedom of speech.It's irony,being allowed to speak forth our minds yet society attempts to prohibit certain things.
It also allows structure in our society.It teaches discipline to those around us including ourselves.When we're young,the rule of disrespecting our elders or anyone for that matter is embedded into our heads to prevent such remarks and insults.Of course this does not apply to everyone because there are those who rebel and possess a lack of morality.In simpler terms,we are taught to keep our comments amongst ourselves to avoid consequence.The Prison-House of Language serves its purpose in both negative and positive directions.