The Destruction of Language
Language plays a vital role in society. It is the outline of culture, behavior, and communication. Although it is so important, just shortening the vocabulary of the people will not narrow the range of thought enough to eliminate the possibility of rebellion and disobedience. In the book, 1984, this idea is experimented with to help the reader better comprehend how powerful words can be, and that people with smaller vocabularies would not necessarily think less, but have to try harder to express their feelings.
It is in human nature to freely express who you are and do what you want, but there are ways to do this other than just speaking and using language. People show their feelings through painting, dancing, singing, and even acting. They can even use colors, shapes, tastes, and smells that can reflect how they feel. A person is created to do things naturally, and a government cannot affect the ability of natural instincts in someone. This illustrates the idea of expression not coming directly from the tongue, but from ways which involve no speaking at all. It doesn 't matter if someone has a small vocabulary to
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Minimizing the vocabulary of people is not going to take their thoughts away, only the ability to express them. An individual will still know that something is wrong whether it is described as horrific or just bad. For example, when you are sad, but you don 't know the word "sad" to express your feeling; at that time you might cry to show your emotion. Without the normal use of language, things will come down to the morals within someone. Morals that humans are born with, and morals that cannot be washed away through time and generations. These morals will allow thoughts to make more sense. They will allow a person to understand others, express their thoughts abstractly, and comprehend what others are trying to