Language had the power to mask the truth and manipulate the public. In 1984 the novel mainly focus revolves around newspeak language and the media, which manifest the constant exploitation of language by the government and the media. Language can be used politically to mislead and manipulate people, leading society to undoubtedly obey the government and thoughtlessly accept all propaganda as reality. Language becomes a tool that destroys will and imagination. Government in 1984 aims to cut back newspeak vocabulary [cutting the language down to bone…Newspeak is the only language in the world whose vocabulary get smaller every year]. The party wishes to change the public's ways of thought by manipulating language as people minds are often influenced by words predominantly used for communicating. It becomes difficult to communicate when particular words used to describe are absent. The inners party goal is to exploit an orthodox reality and make thoughtcrime impossible. [ in the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible … because either there will be no way to express it]. Newspeak narrows the range of thought and shortens people’s memories. The government …show more content…
The party uses media to divide the public’s attention away from the negative side. The media successfully subdues an otherwise resentful public by using Language that carries positive connotations to talk about anything related to war. Media never reports [twenty or thirty a week falling on London] but rather overwhelms people’s lives with positive news about victories. [out forces in South India have won a glorious win…] these kinds of reports are repetitively throughout the novel, constantly celebrating the capture of enemies and the conquering of new territories but never admitting to any kind of