The language is a most powerful weapon that we can use for to create a great impact on others; moreover, it has influenced over time. In "Politics and the English Language", George Orwell develops pretentious diction can misleading people from the language and language is a reflection of our culture and society. On the other hand, in "Letter from Birmingham Jail", Martin Luther King, Jr. shows his belief about the segregation and tried to get the support from the community. In both texts, George Orwell and Martin Luther King, Jr. both show that political leaders use the language to encourage the individuals in society by making an encouragement to bring them together and convince people to trust them.
George Orwell believes that pretentious diction would lead people hard to understand the piece of work. He states, “The result, in general, is an increase in slovenliness and vagueness”. This means when people more prefer to use pretentious diction, their words would be more difficult to understand. The examples that George Orwell list on the first two pages, those writers use the pretentious diction and it causes their works look complex …show more content…
states, “The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter”. This means other groups of people are moving over and try to gain more but Africa Americans didn’t. In the quote, Martin Luther King, Jr. makes a new word, which combines ‘jet’ and ‘like’. Its meaning just as what it look like; furthermore, it describe the quick speed. In this case, ‘jetlike’ didn’t cover meaning that he wants to express when he makes up this word in his paper. He wants to encourage African Americans to against the unjust law by show them that other groups of people are eagerly fighting for the rights and African Americans also need take a step
George Orwell believes that pretentious diction would lead people hard to understand the piece of work. He states, “The result, in general, is an increase in slovenliness and vagueness”. This means when people more prefer to use pretentious diction, their words would be more difficult to understand. The examples that George Orwell list on the first two pages, those writers use the pretentious diction and it causes their works look complex …show more content…
states, “The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter”. This means other groups of people are moving over and try to gain more but Africa Americans didn’t. In the quote, Martin Luther King, Jr. makes a new word, which combines ‘jet’ and ‘like’. Its meaning just as what it look like; furthermore, it describe the quick speed. In this case, ‘jetlike’ didn’t cover meaning that he wants to express when he makes up this word in his paper. He wants to encourage African Americans to against the unjust law by show them that other groups of people are eagerly fighting for the rights and African Americans also need take a step