In 1984, Newspeak is used and dedicated to the destruction of words. According to Syme, there is a ‘“great wastage… of verbs and adjectives…. [as well as] hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of.”’ In order to prevent rebellious ideas, words are removed from the vocabulary of citizens so that eventually “‘the whole notion of goodness and badness will be covered by only six words”’ (Orwell 57). The party suppresses vocabulary because it believes that if one does not know a word, they are not capable of the idea; but surely that is not the mindset of our day. Presently, having a vast vocabulary is praised and one who uses various adjectives is seen a better educated, and “those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific breakthroughs, and global events” (Lana Winter-Hebert). With an expansive vocabulary, there is a link to a better education, and more opportunities in our society for diversity of thought and
In 1984, Newspeak is used and dedicated to the destruction of words. According to Syme, there is a ‘“great wastage… of verbs and adjectives…. [as well as] hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of.”’ In order to prevent rebellious ideas, words are removed from the vocabulary of citizens so that eventually “‘the whole notion of goodness and badness will be covered by only six words”’ (Orwell 57). The party suppresses vocabulary because it believes that if one does not know a word, they are not capable of the idea; but surely that is not the mindset of our day. Presently, having a vast vocabulary is praised and one who uses various adjectives is seen a better educated, and “those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific breakthroughs, and global events” (Lana Winter-Hebert). With an expansive vocabulary, there is a link to a better education, and more opportunities in our society for diversity of thought and