In George Orwell’s 1984, the Party is trying to condense the human language, as demonstrated when Syme talks about the destruction of words and the eleventh edition of Newspeak. “We’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day… The eleventh Edition won’t contain a single word that will become obsolete…” (page 51) For example, words such as “fantastic” or “excellent,” are being eradicated from the entirety of human language; instead, citizens of Oceania use “good” if something is satisfactory, “plusgood” for better, and “doubleplusgood” for something exceptionally pleasing. Likewise, the citizens of Oceania are losing their concept of that word “bad;” if something is less than satisfactory, then something is considered to be “ungood.” Newspeak is not only the destruction of vocabulary; Newspeak also has words that were created for the sole purpose of helping the party, “[The B vocabulary consisted of words that]… were intended to impose a desirable mental attitude [about the Party or Big Brother] upon the person using them.” (The Principles of Newspeak Page 302)
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Therefore, being that the world is not concrete and objective, one cannot use a universal expression to describe the world. In contrast, human society uses reference structures known as “frames,” or “frames of reference,” to give meaning to and describe words and expressions. Frames make our sense of reality meaningful and direct thoughts down particular pathways. People would not understand the word “run” without frames of reference such as the feeling of propelling oneself forward, the movements of the arms and legs one makes while running, or the preconceptions of what a runner looks like or wears. Therefore, images and metaphors, not precisely worded descriptions, are the common medium of describing the surrounding
When the Party destroys human …show more content…
Therefore, being that the world is not concrete and objective, one cannot use a universal expression to describe the world. In contrast, human society uses reference structures known as “frames,” or “frames of reference,” to give meaning to and describe words and expressions. Frames make our sense of reality meaningful and direct thoughts down particular pathways. People would not understand the word “run” without frames of reference such as the feeling of propelling oneself forward, the movements of the arms and legs one makes while running, or the preconceptions of what a runner looks like or wears. Therefore, images and metaphors, not precisely worded descriptions, are the common medium of describing the surrounding