INTRODUCTION
15 desembre 2010 by rorueso
One of the main reasons why I decided to base my papers on George Orwell is, on the one hand because I very much admire the role which he carried out in times when he lived. The compromised he acquired on fighting against those he considered to oppress society and those who were in favour of totalitarian and communists. Another thing which surprised me was the fact he participated in the Spanish civil war for the Republicans, against the dictatorship.
On the other hand, I also chose him because I consider him to be a very intelligent and respectable man; and although, to be honest, I do not very much sympathise with politics, I have to admit that the moment I started to read “1984” it shrouded me in such a way that completely change my view and I started to interest myself in more of his works. What I find interesting is the way the author makes use of the language, as I am going to explain in my essay. The fixed pattern repeated throughout the majority of his works regarding language is always focused on provoke a reaction. he looks for reactions. In short, he shows the manipulation in the novel, how language used in an appropriate way can distort reality and he also tries to appeal the reader’s feeling and tries to re-educate and make him aware of reality and what could it should be like if we follow the wrong way.
Basically, my essay consists on a brief analysis on the way George Orwell makes use of the language as a political weapon, dealing with the vast majority of his works (which I will analyse in general) I found it interesting because it is a shared characteristic of the author’s writings , that is to say, the most of them have this peculiarity. He is a master of the occultims, he disguises words and mades use of a satirical language among other devices, and in this way the reader perceives his beliefs indirectly.
Obviously, A will also pay attention to his life, his main interests and concerns, his political ideology (which is entirely expressed in his writings) the circunstances he lived in his childhood which condinioned him, etc.
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