This line is spoken by Syme when speaking of what job he was working on for the party. Syme informed Winston that he was helping to delete words from the dictionary and create a stronger knowledge of the Newspeak language. Having less words entails less ways to describe oneself. The people were becoming more limited with each new day. With limited word selection, the people would have no means of describing or even truly knowing how they feel because there would be no words for it. It limits an individual's ability to think. Everything quite honestly becomes nothing. Thought would not really even exist. How can someone truly think about things if they have no way to understand anything? Language is a key component to being aware of everything - thoughts, feelings, the surrounding world. Without it, the people of Oceania could most definitely be considered unconscious. This would give the government ultimate power and ultimate control without ever having to worry about rebellion. How could anyone consider that to be orthodox?
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