‘“Don’t you see
that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we
shall make thought-crime literally impossible, because there will be no words
in which to express it”” (Orwell 52).
Winston is speaking to Syme, who is working
on writing the new Newspeak dictionary, and Syme is talking about the future of
Newspeak. The goal of Big Brother is now made clear because he wants to make
communicating and having free thoughts nearly impossible. By cutting words out
of the language comrades will then be unable to communicate their own ideas, making
thought-crimes impossible because people will not even have the words to
express what is happening. When Big Brother eliminates the possibility of
independent thoughts, people will no longer be able to commit rebellious acts.
Syme also seems to be excited about this idea, and he does not see the problem
with Big Brother’s goal. Syme will still disappear because he is smart enough
to figure out what is going to happen in the future, and this makes him a
threat to Oceania’s society.
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