In order to unite himself with the reader, Orwell concludes his essay with an acknowledgement of the fact that the very essay he is writing probably includes some of the mistakes he finds in the work of other writers, which contribute to the decline of the English language. The essence of Orwell’s essay is a criticism of the English language and an outline of its general decline, by identifying himself as part of the problem he includes himself in the” guilty party”, rather then accusing the public of neglecting their duty to use language properly. By taking ownership of his role as part of
Not only does it point out the natural inclination of people to feel pain as a ripple effect rather than all at once, it foreshadows the suffering that Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale will undergo throughout the course of the novel. It also explains how Hester is able to handle such terrible things as public shaming without crumbling into herself. His use of words such as torture, rankles and extremity increase the sense of drama in this passage. Chapter 4 “The Interview” Page 30 “We have wronged each other,” answered he. “Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay.
Both “The Prelude” by William Wordsworth and “London” By William Blake” convey strong ideas and feelings about a place. Blake’s poem is most subjective about the city, contrary to the title. The reader would think that the title “London” is objective and unbiased; however Blake’s condemnation of the city is apparent from the start of the poem. On a simple level, the poem is a description of the misery Blake sees as he “wanders” around London. On a deeper level however, he is criticizing not only the condition of the city itself, but the monarchy and government who oppress it.
The Disdain of Total Equality Total equality may seem fair and justifiable in the eyes of some people, but in many cases it turns out to be little more than a form of oppression, in which a group of people limit the abilities of others. Throughout the story Vonnegut speaks of this necessity for equality and the means that the government goes to achieve it by using devices called ‘handicaps’; one example of this is George’s earpiece, “A buzzer sounded in George’s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.” Vonnegut’s simile here creates a sort of loud diction, which expresses the sheer discomfort invoked by these restraints on the person wearing them. The governing body in this society views this as the solution to a problem, one that happens to be relatively impossible to solve, this is how Vonnegut incorporates satire into his story. He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story.
To depict this struggle against himself he used an informal and sometimes vulgar diction, parallelism and over embellishment. Frey’s use of curse words and informal language gave the book a more realistic tone whereas if he would have used scholarly diction it would not have as great of an impact on the reader to what the situation was really like. In one instance he describes his need for alcohol by saying “I need a drink… I want a drink… I tell myself that I only want one but… I want fucking fifty,” (pg. 42) this epistrophe is an example of his obscene language to portray his intense need to fuel his addiction although he was trying to stay sober. It seemed as if his unconscious distress for the need of alcohol and drugs wanted to take over his conscious mind and lead him to a failure in the clinic.
Chris ENG 101 13 September 2009 Assignment 2: Final Draft Orwell and Lederer Arguments George Orwell in “Politics and the English Language” and Richard Lederer in “The Case for Short Words” share a similar concern with bad habits forming in the English Language and its impact on a writer’s perspective in writing a good paper. Orwell’s central point in his essay is that the English Language is becoming untidy. Supporting his case, Orwell argues that bad habits are forming do to our foolish thoughts, caused by the slovenliness of our language. Of equal importance is Orwell’s insistence that all these bad habits are reversible. As Orwell states, “The habits can be avoided if one is willing to go through the trouble.
At first glance, the title, “Picketing Supermarkets” gives the readers the impression that the following poem is quite political and discusses the reasoning behind banning supermarkets. Although this opinion may prove to be authentic, if the poem would be read as is and left unanalyzed it would seem that in-fact, Wayman wrote the poem in favor of the supermarkets. After reading the poem, the reader is baffled; how is it that the title of the poem suggests that supermarkets should be banned, while the poem itself is written in the perspective and favor of the supermarkets? With the combination of rhetoric and perspective the poem is written in a sarcastic fashion to show just how absurd the “pro-supermarketers” opinions are. “Cabbages, broccoli and tomatoes/are raised at night in the aisles.
Firstly Slim is presented as a figure of authority. Steinbeck describes Slim with ‘God-like eyes’, through which we can then quickly establish Slim as a character with great moral conduct. In contrast Curley is described as ‘alla time picking scraps with big guys.’ We can then instantly compare both characters to highlight differences in how Steinbeck portrays these two characters, one with some insecurity and the need to have something to prove and the other with natural authority. Also the use of slang, ‘alla,’ shows us the time at which the book is set (The Great Depression) had caused harsh poverty and long term unemployment. Steinbeck contradicts these causes by bringing us a character which neither succeeds nor fails as he does not outline his dream as much as all the other ranch workers.
In the essay, “The Awful German Language”, author Mark Twain expresses his opinion on the, “awful German language”, from which he has gained from his 9 weeks of studying Germany’s native tongue. He reasons his opinion through the works of humor and the art of satire. Twain uses many humorous strategies in the essay to get his outlook across the reader. One of the strategies Twain uses is emphasis on specific words by capitalization. ““Let the pupil make careful note of the following EXCEPTIONS.”” (paragraph 3, lines 8-9), for instance, or, “ ..last line of it - AFTER WHICH COMES THE VERB, and you find out for the first time what the man has been talking about;”(paragraph 5, lines 17-19) are examples of this particular comical approach.
However, it has become mainstream the biased use of the term. Socially constructed stereotypes can have a negative effect on people suffering from OCD. According to the essay "What's So Funny About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" written by Paul Celafu, associate professor in the department of English at Lafayette College in Easton Pennsylvania. He discusses how The illness is portrayed as a joke in the media. "The media, in its recent portrayals of OCD, consistently represents the disorder with levity and humor.