Orwell, G. (April 1946). Politics and the English Language, 1-8. Retrieved from
http://orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit
There are two ways that language in writing is viewed, either it look good and can be read properly or it can be "ugly and inaccurate" (Orwell, 1946, p. 1). In George Orwell essay, Politics and the English Language, he used observations of language being "full of bad habits" (p. 1), to write his piece. He begins his essay by telling his readers that he believes "language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for own our purposes" (p. 1). What Orwell is trying to convey is that writers today are not the very best writers of all time since the way words are used in the English language has changed for the benefit of the writer rather than the readers.
The way that Orwell constructed his 7-8 page essay is by providing different short pieces of writing which each have their own problems that make them "a little below the average" (p. 1). Followed by explaining two mistake that are common and also lists down problems that he finds in the writings such as: "dying metaphors, operation or verbal false limbs pretentious diction, and meaningless words" (p. 2-4). He then spends the next 2 pages going into detail of each problem while using snippets from his examples to back up his argument (p. 2-4). While the next page and a half is spent on counter arguing his argument which gets the reader to think in two different perspectives (p. 4-6). Near the conclusion of his essay, he reiterates guidelines that writers should follow to make a decent piece of writing (p. 7). But restating his points, it allows the reader to reflect back on what they have just read and will have a stronger impact on the reader.
Sources:
Orwell, G. (April 1946). Politics and the English Language, 1-8. Retrieved from
http://orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit
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