Instead of effectively using simple verbs, conjunctions and prepositions, many writers will abuse the convenient word placements to create lavish sounding phases such as “deserving of serious consideration”. Orwell rationalizes how many writers use extraneous verbs and nouns to pad sentences and create the illusion of symmetry.
He argues that many authors use these metaphors out of context without ever knowing and pervert their original meaning without the metaphor’s creator having knowledge of it. He then goes on to explain the “huge dump” of worn-out metaphors that are commonly used but have lost all power to evocate the reader’s imagination. George Orwell begins by explaining the difference between newly invented and “dead” metaphors.
He criticizes the passages, stating that the incompetence and vagueness of such political writings desecrates correct English prose- construction.ĭYING METAPHORS. George Orwell goes on to cite passages from several prominent essays and articles, concluding on the similarities in their staleness of imagery and lack of precision. Orwell attributes this downfall to politics and economic causes but goes on to outline his remedy to correct what he refers to as a “reversible” process. The Intro of the essay asserts the notion that the English language has been disfigured by the human race and is on the residual decline as a resultant. However, as he stated early this course is reversible by all writers if they are willing to follow his six rules. This cyclical process is often difficult to break because again bad habits provide us with very convenient and elegant-sounding sentence structures. The slovenliness of our language allows for foolish thinking, and this foolish thinking allows for slovenliness in our language. Orwell later goes on to assert that language corrupts thought and vice versa. This will result in political regeneration, but must be done by all English writers not exclusively professional ones. He offers the opinion that these tendencies can be avoided if someone takes the time to do so. Orwell’s explains that modern English writers have a multitude of malicious tendencies which have been spread throughout all contexts of writing. The thesis of this essay can be divided into two portions which co-exist throughout the essay and are frequently used to support each other.
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