at the same time, Winston Smith, like Winston Churchill, is atypical in society . . ..”(Lee, pp. 136-137)Both authors include a type of made up language in their novels. Burgess invented a slang he name “Nadsat”. “To the Western ear, the Slavic roots provide a strange and alien sound, and the Russian flavor of the vocabulary connects almost subliminally with the Westerner’s fear of repressive governments and state authority the authoritarian socialism of Burgess’s futuristic society comes to us through this harsh, unnerving speech.” (Coale, p 89) Orwell invented “Newspeak”, the language for the future citizens of Oceania. Although Orwell does not have actual characters conversing in Newspeak, it is mentioned and defined. “Newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought, and this purpose was indirectly assisted by cutting the choice of words down to a minimum.” (Orwell, p 247) By the use of Newspeak, the government is limiting the civilians of Oceania to a simple language. The more complex the language is, the more people think. Without complexity, the government controls the intricate and most important part of anyone, the mind.The authors’ ability to create a language acts as a mystery; “a puzzle to be solved, a message to be decoded. This strange language, therefore, distances the reader from the action in the book, because it automatically disconnects him from the world he is used to.” (Coale, p 89) Once the reader connects with the author’s language, he or she must also challenge the world the author is presenting them. (Coale, p 89)When comparing A Clockwork Orange and 1984, many similarities can be found. Each book consists of three parts, and has a main character, which is focused on *****4throughout the entire novel. In the first part, both authors describe the characters present life, and concentrat...
