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<blockquote data-quote="marysemomma" data-source="post: 2617250" data-attributes="member: 758605">You can condense this introduction quite a bit, without sacrificing interest or readability:Can a government control an entire population by using rhetoric and language? That is exactly what happens in George Orwell&#039;s novel &quot;1984&quot;. In the totalitarian society of Oceania, people are controlled in every possible way.&nbsp; Rhetoric and language are constantly employed by Big Brother, the figurehead leader, to maintain power over the populace.&nbsp; Newspeak uses meaningless words to keep the thought of rebellion and freedom out of peoples’ minds.&nbsp; Doublethink encourages people to hold two contradictory ideas at once, accepting them both as truth.&nbsp; The Ministry of Truth is devoted to changing past history to conform with current government goals.&nbsp; The author leads us to recognize that all too often, instances of similar attempts at mind control by mass media occur in today&#039;s real world.(As another poster suggested, you may want to leave out the references to Newspeak, Doublethink, and continuous revision of history in your introduction.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="marysemomma, post: 2617250, member: 758605"] You can condense this introduction quite a bit, without sacrificing interest or readability: Can a government control an entire population by using rhetoric and language? That is exactly what happens in George Orwell's novel "1984". In the totalitarian society of Oceania, people are controlled in every possible way. Rhetoric and language are constantly employed by Big Brother, the figurehead leader, to maintain power over the populace. Newspeak uses meaningless words to keep the thought of rebellion and freedom out of peoples’ minds. Doublethink encourages people to hold two contradictory ideas at once, accepting them both as truth. The Ministry of Truth is devoted to changing past history to conform with current government goals. The author leads us to recognize that all too often, instances of similar attempts at mind control by mass media occur in today's real world. (As another poster suggested, you may want to leave out the references to Newspeak, Doublethink, and continuous revision of history in your introduction.) [/QUOTE]

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