Quotes

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#586:  "How one thinks and what one thinks about are molded by the language one uses to express one’s
thoughts."
         
This quote, I believe, is heavily intertwined in what we are talking about in class. For example, today we talked a lot about word choice and how that affects the effectiveness of persuasion. In 1984, it always said "Big Brother is watching you," but what it meant was that "Big Brother' had control over you. However, this word choice wouldn't express what it needed too. By using "watching," it implied that if one did something wrong, the consequences would be inescapable. The genius behind that word, however, is that to the person who experiences the propaganda it seems like they have the choice to do whatever they want to do, even if "Big Brother" wouldn't approve. Plus the constant reinforcement of this propaganda makes the citizens, like Winston, who are somewhat free thinkers, think about their consequences and weigh their options. All of this brings them back to the brainwashed state of being an average citizen in that society.