Language Diary 4 George Orwell's '1984'

“Newspeak was designed to. . .diminish the range of thought. . .by cutting the choice of words down to a minimum” explains George Orwell, the author of a dystopian fiction novel, 1984 (Orwell 300). Orwell designs a society in which a totalitarian government rules, depriving people of their thoughts. The story gives us a look into the life of the main character, Winston, who seems to face issues with reality control. Today, we will delve into the depths of this novel and explore Orwell’s views on the nature of language. In simple terms, Orwell suggests that language, if used in a certain way, has the ability to influence people and compel them to alter their thoughts. With this statement and supporting evidence, it can be concluded that the effective use of language can give individuals power to modify or reshape opinions that will allow for change in society.

1. There are many things I would like to discuss about this book. I would like to talk about the main character, Winston Smith. I liked Winston because he was just an average guy. He wasn’t your typical super strong and attractive hero. And although I am not a 39 year old man with a varicose ulcer on my leg, I could relate to the way he felt. I liked that he wasn’t afraid to do something to even try to help overthrow the party, even though he completely knew he would be caught. He joins the Brotherhood, which is a secret organization working against the party. O’Brien, the man who brings Winston into the Brotherhood, tells him how his life will play out. “‘You will work for a while, you will be caught, you will confess, and then you will

As the official language in George Orwell’s 1984, Newspeak with its unique linguistic style holds a dismal reputation. The interesting nature of Newspeak furtively invigorates a critical consequence to the mind of anyone who knows and speaks it natively. Characterized by a laconic and dynamic style, Newspeak contrives to consistently revive Doublethink or the action of mentally believing two contradictory ideas at once in order to inextricably possess the mind of its speakers. By dominating the psyche of its citizens, the colossal world of Oceania has been granted an everlasting existence that will be freed from inner threats of revolution or rebellion. The novel 1984 clearly illuminates the important function of Newspeak as it serves to construct the foundation for which Oceania depends upon. Above all, the objective role of Newspeak through the systematic manipulation of language is to reiterate the phenomenon of Doublethink in order to ultimately immortalize the totalitarian state of Oceania.

It is evident that within the novel 1984, that George Orwell establishes several moods through the use of literary devices, in which the reader is delved into the environment that Winston has to undergo subpar conditions amidst the ubiquitous and intrusive telescreens. This could be seen through the setting, imagery, and the diction that Orwell employs in conveying this mood. By George Orwell utilizing specific diction and imagery in describing the setting, this therefore contributes to a desolate, invasive, and tranquil mood; this could be seen through the instances of Winston’s apartment, Winston’s workplace, the apartment, and the Ministry of Love.

Through the conceits of Newspeak, which is a sanctioned venue of communication in Oceania, Orwell shows how the limitation of language leads to the conscription of thought, and how when the ability to think is reduced, holding absurdly contradictory ideas in one’s mind is possible. This device ultimately serves to manipulate the citizenry. “Newspeak,” a language created by the Party to limit and control individual thought by restricting the expression of the English language, allows the Party to maintain its psychological control on citizens. When an institution is able to control speech in its followers, it gains power and thus limits social development. It is one of the Party’s techniques of stripping its citizens of psychological independence and identity. Social development is an indication of one’s ability to converse and relate with those around them and ultimately positively contribute to society via interaction with others. Through relationships, mainly verbal, one becomes aware of social values, thus, is able to build a sense of who they are. When prevented from developing socially because of the limits of free speech, one is not able to respond to social influences and therefore cannot develop their humanity. Freedom of speech is cardinal in a society, especially in one like Oceania. Being able to communicate to others is essential because when conversation ensues, positive societal change can occur. Orwell argues that the ability to communicate through words is

1984 is a novel written by the English author George Orwell which places us in a dystopian London that belongs to an inter-continental super state that was formed after a global war, and it was ruled by a totalitarian government that controls and regulates what people think or do. Winston is a man who works for the ministry of truth that is dedicated to modify all the historic records in favor of the party. Winston knowing the truth and tired of living in that situation decides to reveal against the party.

Language is central to human thought because it structures and limits the ideas that individuals are capable of formulating and expressing. By controlling a person's language, one can control almost all parts of their life; most importantly, their communication with others. This is exactly what “The Party” in George Orwell’s novel: 1984 does. By creating a new language: newspeak and often condensing the vocabulary and removing words that can be used against it, “The Party” effectively eliminates resistance and opposition, and maintains its seemingly absolute power.

What is the key to controlling a population? In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, he depicts a world where the government controls every aspect of its citizens lives, including language. Orwell suggests that the key to controlling the citizens of Oceania is through language. 1984 demonstrates the party’s obsession with control through language which is used to eliminate thoughtcrime, take power away from the citizens of Oceania, and eliminate love.

In the book 1984 by George Orwell, the main character,Winston, uses his intellectual mind to see through what the government is trying to accomplish. The government is trying to overpower the common people by using their words. They are attempting to manipulate the people. That does not work so well on Winston, he knows more than the average person. In this novel, the author has demonstrated many different literary devices, and a variety of languages that we may not use in the common English language today.

Intelligence is defined as one's capacity for logic and abstract thought. Two principles that fly in the face of indoctrination and totalitarian power of any kind. Two simple principles, and yet, so hard to control. The absence of logic and thought, abstract or not, enables a potentate to have absolute power, but only if can, at whatever cost to his society, eliminate these powerful tools of the intellectual. This is what the government in George Orwell's 1984 tries to achieve with Newspeak. Newspeak endeavors to do almost exactly that- to eliminate those most important tools of the individual and the power the intellectual can gain over society by the usage of these tools.

Language is the medium in which humans conceptualize, communicate, and comprehend ideas with one another. Deprivation of this verbal vehicle eliminates the capacity to broaden the range of thought and expression. In his novel, 1984, by George Orwell, the citizens of Oceania are forced to adopt Newspeak, a language specifically designed to suppress ideas. The Party employs this new system of communication in order to eradicate human thought, to conjure psychological illusions, and to ultimately establish a perfect society. In the dystopian world of 1984, Orwell constructs the deconstruction of thought utilizing Newspeak.

One goal for people in life is to be the strongest they can be in all aspects of their lives.  One way this can be accomplished is by being more powerful than others, controlling everything others do.  This is the main tactic of the Party, a totalitarian government found in the fictitious country known as Oceania in George Orwell’s 1984.  The Party is able to have complete control over Oceania’s residents by watching over everything the residents do and say, by torturing anyone who doesn’t cooperate with the Party’s rules, and by creating false information to ensure the Party’s power is strong.

This book commits critical time in looking at the centrality of language – explicitly, through Goldstein's statement, or logic, as in when Syme and Winston discuss the Newspeak dictionary – to history, society, life, conduct, concepts, ideas and power.

In 1984 the differences of Newspeak and Old speak are explicit to us. Orwell utilizes the characters to explain Newspeak to be more than just a way of communication. It is used to limit the amount of creativity with words, moreover, this creates an internal censor of the limited mind. The Party imagines it as if they cannot say or think about it, then they cannot attempt to rebel. “times 17.3.84 bb speech malreported africa rectify” (Orwell. 38) this translates into; On March 17, 1984 the Times newspaper made a mistake in a speech Big Brother gave involving Africa. Correct the error in the Times files so anyone researching in the files will not conclude that Big Brother made a mistake. Newspeak shows us that the news providers can control what is interested in or what matters. Using vague writing to make it feel unimportant or not to expose us to too much of the information.

George Orwell’s 1984 was written in the year 1948 as Orwell’s prediction for the state of society in 1984. Clearly, Orwell’s prediction was wrong for the most part, however, his novel gave society much to talk about. It did more than simply tell a fictional story of a man’s life in the midst of a dystopian society; it showed instances of clear signs of a dystopian society, which is what scholars find so appealing about his work. Specifically, the attempt of the Party to completely overhaul one language in favor of another was one of the topics that researchers are interested in examining. The scholars who tend to find themselves arguing or, rather, discussing the role of language in 1984 generally find that there’s not much controversy between ideas, however, there is diversity of ideas. The different scholars in my research all focuses on unique aspects of the same ideas regarding the purpose of Newspeak and the effect it had on individuals in Oceania, and their ideas seemed to fit together perfectly. One trend that appeals to scholars was that reducing language technically changed what was classified as the truth. This relates to how reducing language has the ability to change reality or destroy the past through changing the recollections of it; however, the major trends that were focused on in this review was the language of Newspeak and the tolls it took on individuals in Oceania since these were trends that were examined by the majority of the scholars within the