Saundra Johnson
Christy Vance
English 102
27 October 2009

Losing the English Language

George Orwell's article, Politics and the English Language, is basically about the lost art of direct writing with words that make sense when put together unlike political speeches and proposals. He showed some great passages that had me thinking to myself, "What is this all about?" or maybe a few "huhs" here and there. As the article continued , I felt he was doing the same as he progressed into his own ideas and arguments. Then it became clear that he was being sarcastic and using his own agenda to prove his point.
It took me quite a while to finish the required reading as it lost my interest from time to time. I would simply put it down for a while and pick it back up to move forward till I finished the lengthy study of Orwell's Politics and the English Language . Sometimes , I would get lost in the idea he was trying to portray and had to go back to read it again and think about the passage's meaning until I understood his concept. Frustration would creep in to cloud my thoughts and delay my comprehension of his words. After reading his article several times, I finally got the jest of what he was trying to portray.
This was an excellent example of how not to write for our argument paper. Be clear, concise, and call a spade a spade and not a diamond. As a writer, I need to keep to my topic and stance clear being mindful of producing metaphors and over used phrases which could lead the reader astray. After struggling through to the end of Orwell's article and understanding his point, it should help keep my own writing on track.