Aside from the world of 1984 is depicted as an extreme totalitarianism with humorous details, we cannot deny we also chuckle though events that were supposed to be sad and as a result of the dictatorship from the party. Since George Orwell’s 1984 was written in the 40s, many parallels between the events in the book and to our own world were almost like prophets. First, in order for George Orwell to warn readers about the dangerous of society where individualism no longer existed, we must first understand how lives would really be like in a totalitarianism state. This is exactly what the first part of the novel is all about. We learnt that there was never enough food to eat, even if there was, the food were disgusting. To fan the flame, the …show more content…
The language was described as a tool for the party to control the people. Syme, who played a big role in developing the language said that "The revolution will be complete when the language is perfected." (52) Besides, no one will be able to understand Oldspeak when the language is completed. This idea was similar to many government in the middle ages tried to destroy history as a mean to keep them in power by burning books and history records. Unlike conventional language, which were used to communicate and express ones idea, Newspeak were designed to limit ones thought. This is done by eliminating words and simplifying the language. Any idea that conveying negative meanings or contrasts to the party ideology will not stay. To summarize, words are categorized into 3 groups of vocabulary; Group A, word that are used for “such thing as eating, drinking, and working…” (301); Group B, made up of words that are constructed for political purpose, especially for the party’s doctrines; and Group C, words for scientific and technical