Power of Language Flashcards
Power of Language- 1984
“He was already dead. It seemed to him that it was only now, when he had begun to formulate his thoughts” - Winston
“Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth”
“Controls the future: who controls the present controls the past”, “all that was needed was an unending series of victories over your own memory”
Power of Language- A Handmaid’s Tale
The use of “Of (commander name) form of self fulfilling prophecy they begin to lose themselves and lose touch with former lives
“The counters are like candies, made of peppermint. I would like to put them in my mouth, the letter C crisp, slightly acid on tongue, delicious”
Manipulation of Offred through reading materials yet another way in which government controls woman’s thoughts and actions through lang
