George Orwell - Analysis

In his essay “Politics And The English Language”, George Orwell exemplifies inconsistences with respect to his thought process and his writing style. The problems Orwell sees in political writing have to do with a lack of clarity on the writer’s behalf. Orwell himself uses the very literary devices he considers products of vague political writing in his own essay. In one of his paragraphs, Orwell speaks out against using dated similes and metaphors in …

…have the habit.” (9). Therefore, Orwell blatantly contradicts his view on pre-thought writing styles. It is important for one to realize the errors in Orwell’s writing because in “Politics And The English Language” he is criticizing the writing style of both political and modern writers. By repeating the very same mistakes he attacks, Orwell’s arguments become substantially weaker, revealing that his style is also relatively imperfect in comparison to the stylistic errors he attacks.