Generally speaking, it is best if you reproduce the quote in your essay in exactly the same way it is expressed within the text, that is, with no modifications/alterations. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time contains outbursts of profanity, meaning it could be perceived as an exception. It is important to keep in mind that you are merely including a quote from one of the prescribed texts that you studied as part of your analysis to reinforce a particular point that you are exploring. Because of this, the marker technically cannot deduct marks, because the quote you have included is part of a text you have studied and is an accurate representation thereof. Therefore, I believe the way in which you address profanity is up to you. You may wish to express profane terms/language with no modifications/alterations, or you may wish to apply some censoring by replacing one or more letters with an asterisk. Having studied The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, I chose to replace one letter with an asterisk throughout my essay, as follows:
- "...without you sh*tting on him from a great height as well"
- “Don’t give me that bollocks, you little sh*t”
- “You’re the f*cking memory man”
I believe this method displays the advantage of enabling me to censor a particular word while simultaneously ensuring the accuracy of the quote(s) I include is not negatively affected.
I hope this helps!
