Need help answering some qns on 1984

[litnoob]

I have an assignment qn and need some help analysing it. The question is: How does George Orwell's style of writing create an 'other world' ? Can someone shed some light on this question, on how to go about answering it and if possible what kind of a format am I looking at? I have totally no idea where to start.

[The Atheist]

Pretty straightforward stuff - you just need to think about how he created the landscapes of Airstrip One and the mental picture it conveys to you.

I gather that you've read the book; the idea is that everyone who reads it will get a similar picture of the sights, sounds and smells of Winston's world.

He uses a typically Orwellian mix of metaphors, word-images and descriptive writing. Orwell was first and foremost a journalist, so he always wanted to create an atmosphere of realism. If you haven't read Animal Farm, I'd certainly recommend that to give you an insight into how a farm run by pigs can be so startlingly realistic.

[litnoob]

I have only read up to the 1st 8 parts in book 1. My answer has to be based from these 8 parts. Has anyone read 'Politics and English Language' written by George Orwell? Another question I have to answer is based on it: How he adheres or goes against the principals he preached? If anyone can give help, I would greatly appreciate it.

[The Atheist]

I have only read up to the 1st 8 parts in book 1. My answer has to be based from these 8 parts. Has anyone read 'Politics and English Language' written by George Orwell? Another question I have to answer is based on it: How he adheres or goes against the principals he preached? If anyone can give help, I would greatly appreciate it.

In Politics and the English Language, Orwell describes how the language itself can be used as a political tool with invention of new words, changing meanings and destruction of old ones, exactly as happens in Newspeak.

Orwell demanded that language be precise and unambiguous. He certainly stuck to his own rules as much as possible. Orwell always chose his adjectives and metaphors most carefully, so as to convet the exact impression he was after.

You should be able to cull a few from the book quite easily.