![]() ![]() Reading each passage, it’s difficult (if not impossible) to make out the writer’s point. He begins by listing a series of passages. Orwell then takes a step back to what explain constitutes bad writing. He contends that language is both prescriptive and descriptive of civilization’s decline. Language, he argues, also shapes society. Orwell claims language doesn’t just reflect the condition society. That is, language only reflects the state of the world. Specifically, Orwell claims that most readers-even those who think language and politics are in a bad state-presume that language is merely a mirror of society. Orwell starts with the premise that the distortion of “language” reflects a “corruption” of “civilization.” But Orwell objects to the conclusion he believes readers usually draw from this initial premise. ![]() George Orwell’s central argument is that the normalization of bad writing leads to political oppression. ![]()
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