Topic > Theme of Language in Animal Farm - 1362

Using different applications of language, Orwell is able to transcend his story of farm animals into an epic tale about the evils of communism and how it creates monsters even out of innocent animals from farm. However, this story has been praised for its uses of language in numerous ways that also effectively convey a historical account. One of the most popular forms of language featured in this book is political doublespeak. Doublespeak is a form of language that is not used to reveal the truth, but rather to hide it from the masses. While most forms of double talk are basically harmless, they can become increasingly dangerous and difficult to distinguish from reality to the untrained eye. This shows that this is the case many characters are subjected to