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1984 By George Orwell

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One of the powers of language used to manipulate and control the characters in book 3 of 1984 is newspeak. In Orwell’s fabricated totalitarian outlook of the novel, Newspeak was the official language advanced by the government; also known as Big Brother. Orwell stated that the mythical language was “designed to diminish the range of thought.” Orwell believed that totalitarian systems controlled language to stop the citizens from communicating their initial defiant thoughts. Newspeak was invented to control the amount of people's strong capability by prohibiting the use of certain words and phrases. An example used in book 3 of 1984 that explains Newspeak would be “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means, it …show more content…

He concludes that he was mindless to withstand the party by himself and tries to make himself believe what he is being told about the motto that the party forces onto the citizens. He writes on the slate “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY," "TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE,” and “GOD IS POWER.” (Orwell 290). This evidence supports the theme because it shows how the party breaks down its capability to think logically and makes citizens obtain and believe the knowledge they are enforcing, even if the information is incorrect and illogical. Another power of language used in the novel is manipulation of historical records. The party manipulates information and knowledge that the citizens hold and prohibits the members from keeping records of their lives. As a result of this, they manipulate the past experiences of the members as a way to control their present lives. An example of the manipulation used in book 3 is when Orwell made the statement “Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be hollowed out. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves” (Orwell

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