Language Analysis Charts

George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four	1. Linguistic	2. Semantic	3. Structural	4. Cultural
Specific textual examples of what you’ve observed when reading at this level—cited in MLA format. (You may use numbers or bullets here to take notes)	·         “It was as when Winston had gazed into the heart of the paperweight, with the feeling that it would be possible to get inside that glassy world, and that once inside it time could be arrested” (174). ·         “Or Katharine would die, and by subtle manoeuvrings Winston and Julia would succeed in getting married. Or they would commit suicide together. Or they would disappear, alter themselves out in a factory and live out their lives undetected in a back-street” (174-175). ·         “But she refused to believe that widespread, organized opposition existed or could exist” (175).	·         “But there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence. So long as they were actually in this room, they both felt, no harm could come to them. Getting there was difficult and dangerous, but the room itself was sanctuary” (174). ·         “Their luck would hold indefinitely, and they would carry on their intrigue, just like this, for the remainder of their natural lives” (175). ·         “It was all nonsense, as they both knew. In reality there was no escape. Even the one plan that was practicable, suicide, they had no intention of carrying out” (175).	·         “There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking” (174). ·         “To hang on from day to day and from week to week, spinning out a present that had no future, seemed an unconquerable instinct, just as one’s lungs will always draw the next breath so long as there is air available” (175).	·         “Sometimes, too, they talked of engaging in active rebellion against the Party, but with no notion of how to take the first step. Even if the fabulous Brotherhood was a reality, there still remained the difficulty of finding one’s way into it” (175). ·         “Both of them knew – in a way, it was never out of their minds – that what was now happening could not last long” (174). ·         “Moreover she took it for granted that everyone, or nearly everyone secretly hated the party and would break the rules if he thought it safe to do so” (175).
Demonstrate the complexity of thought at each level by writing a descriptive response to what you’ve written in the row above (Analyze your thought patterns when observing the examples you’ve listed above).	·         George Orwell utilizes formal diction, as well as a varied syntactical structure, in order to convey the complexity of Winston’s thoughts, as opposed to the limited vocabulary of the Party and Big Brother. He portrays the futility of resistance against a higher power.	·         George Orwell employs a tone of disillusionment and incredulity as Winston struggles to cope with a society keen on controlling every aspect of humanity.  His words are organized in the most efficient and effective way to draw out emotion in the reader.	·         George Orwell chronologically organizes Winston’s thought to depict his inner-intellectual being. The relationships between words are symbiotic; they work together to enhance the meaning of 1984. The overall text is extremely precise, formal and proper.	·         George Orwell desired to warn the Western world of Communism, and how it should be displayed to the general public. It illustrates the effects of a totalitarianism regime that has drastically taken hold of society. He illustrates that, though rebellion may exist, authority retains control.
George Orwell Animal Farm	1. Linguistic	2. Semantic	3. Structural	4. Cultural
Specific textual examples of what you’ve observes when reading at this level—cited in MLA format. (You may use numbers or bullets here to take notes)	·         “Years passed. The seasons came and went, the short animal lives fled by. A time came when there was no one who remembered the old days before the Rebellion, except Clover, Benjamin, Moses the raven, and a number of the pigs” (92). ·         “The windmill, however, had not after all been used for generating electrical power. It was used for milling corn, and brought in a handsome money profit” (93).	·         “The farm possessed three horses now besides Clover. They were fine upstanding beasts, willing workers and good comrades, but very stupid. None of them proved able to learn the alphabet beyond the letter B” (93). ·         “Clover was an old stout mare now, stiff in the joints and with a tendency to rheumy eyes” (92). ·         “They accepted everything that they were told about the Rebellion [. . .]” (93).	·         “The farm was more prosperous now, and better organized; it had even been enlarged by two fields which had been bought from Mr. Pilkington. The windmill had been successfully completed at last, and the farm possessed a threshing machine and a hay elevator of its own, and various new buildings had been added to it” (93). ·         “The windmill . . . had not after all been used for generating electrical power” (93).	·         “Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever, except for being a little greyer about the muzzle, and, since Boxer’s death, more morose and taciturn than ever” (92). ·         “Muriel was dead, Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher were dead.  Jones too was dead – he had died in an inebriates’ home in another part of the county. Snowball was forgotten. Boxer was forgotten, except by the few who had known him” (92).
Demonstrate the complexity of thought at each level by writing a descriptive response to what you’ve written in the row above (Analyze your thought patterns when observing the examples you’ve listed above).	·         George Orwell alters his syntactical structure and primarily employs colloquial diction in order to demonstrate the history of a rebellion that doesn’t go as planned. It specifically displays his unique abilities and talents as a novelist to effectively play on words and various historical figureheads to get his message across to the intended audience. Sarcasm and irony are prevalent.	·         George Orwell uses a tone of discontent and overall dissatisfaction, primarily to increase amount of intensity felt by the animals, as well as the humans, in Animal Farm. Words are intentionally placed in specific locations to show the progression of the rebellion, and the toll that it has taken on modern society, paralleling with Russia’s turmoil and inner-conflict at this particular instant in time.	·         George Orwell shapes his novel by placing events in chronological order, but with the most emphasis on important events. These events aid in depicting the animals conflict with establishing a new life for themselves, as well as a better life for themselves. His words stress the most key incidents in Animal Farm. The sarcasm put forth in the novel essentially gives away Orwell’s discontent with communism.	·         George Orwell masterfully crafts his novel through a cunning array of historical information, while presenting it in a colorful way. The historical element of this literary piece is overwhelmingly present throughout the entirety of the novel. It is deemed by many as the most important work of fictional and political satire in 20th-century Britain. Many parallels are drawn with Russian culture at the time.