Ethos Pathos And Logos In The Book 1984

In the novel 1984, one of the most frightening aspects is “Newspeak,” the systematic destruction of language as a medium of truth. “Newspeak” is used to reconstruct the language so that any way of verbal opposition to the Party is impossible. By creating “Newspeak”, the government could remove or change the meanings of different words to assist the power of Big Brother and overall eliminate thoughtcrime. The people of Oceania are greatly controlled by “Newspeak” and the new language it has created. “Newspeak”consists of slogans that are accepted as so-called truths. The three slogans that are frequently mentioned in the novel are “War is Peace,” “Freedom is Slavery,” and “Ignorance is Strength.” The people in the novel accepted these so-called truths because they knew that they had to in order to keep a peaceful state within their society, and to not be harshly punished or killed. Also, I believe that some of them only accepted these truths because they were unable to control their own thoughts to accept anything different. Their language and minds …show more content…
The slogan “Freedom is Slavery” also manipulates the peoples opinions. It teaches them that having freedom could actually be a way to enslave their senses and weaknesses, and overall remove their power. Lastly, the slogan “Ignorance is Strength” greatly manipulates the people. The Party lies to them about everything in order to keep themselves strong. The peoples’ ignorance gives the Party strength, because if the people actually knew the truth they would most likely unite and rebel against the Party. The creation of “Newspeak” and the manipulation of the people to accept the so-called truths, gives the government and the Party total dominance of the state because it ensures nobody can overpower