Doublespeak: an Ironic End to Ethical Civilization
What would life be like if government controlled all radios, televisions, and newspaper? Imagine being told that only one thing acceptable is to believe. Imagine if an individual is told what to speak, what to think, how to act, and who to trust. North Korea is a communist country in Asia. Just a couple of weeks ago, North Korea celebrated 66th anniversary of their government’s ideals. In Pyongyang, the country’s capital, massive groups of people placed flowers before colossal statues of their past leaders. These same people have no idea what lies beyond their country’s borders. Their government uses deceptive propaganda to manipulate the citizen’s minds. This propaganda once started out as unnoticeable, yet has transformed into a magnitude issue, causing …show more content…
In the novel 1984, George Orwell uses ironic propaganda to reveal how the deceptive use of doublespeak can ultimately lead to a dystopian future.
George Orwell uses the repetition of party slogans to emphasise the party’s ironic ideals. The Oceania society is based on the vision that “War is peace”, “Ignorance is strength”, and “Freedom is slavery” (Orwell 16). These ideals are constantly being brainwashed into the citizen’s mentality to believe the party goals. Since the party is constantly at war, the people need reassurance that the war they are in is progressive. War is necessary to preserve party customs for peace. This is an example of doublespeak because there is a miniscule hint of truth. The party manipulates the small amount of truth, preserving party customs for peace, to evolve the meaning into
What would life be like if government controlled all radios, televisions, and newspaper? Imagine being told that only one thing acceptable is to believe. Imagine if an individual is told what to speak, what to think, how to act, and who to trust. North Korea is a communist country in Asia. Just a couple of weeks ago, North Korea celebrated 66th anniversary of their government’s ideals. In Pyongyang, the country’s capital, massive groups of people placed flowers before colossal statues of their past leaders. These same people have no idea what lies beyond their country’s borders. Their government uses deceptive propaganda to manipulate the citizen’s minds. This propaganda once started out as unnoticeable, yet has transformed into a magnitude issue, causing …show more content…
In the novel 1984, George Orwell uses ironic propaganda to reveal how the deceptive use of doublespeak can ultimately lead to a dystopian future.
George Orwell uses the repetition of party slogans to emphasise the party’s ironic ideals. The Oceania society is based on the vision that “War is peace”, “Ignorance is strength”, and “Freedom is slavery” (Orwell 16). These ideals are constantly being brainwashed into the citizen’s mentality to believe the party goals. Since the party is constantly at war, the people need reassurance that the war they are in is progressive. War is necessary to preserve party customs for peace. This is an example of doublespeak because there is a miniscule hint of truth. The party manipulates the small amount of truth, preserving party customs for peace, to evolve the meaning into