Newspeak

 In this reading, we get a sense of “newspeak”, and how Ingsoc uses it to further its goals. Some words and phrases are simplified, others simply no longer exist. Individualism is completely erased.

If such a method truly works, it must mean that the way we speak through our free will provides us individuality. So, I reflected on what in our speech makes us individual. 

For one, we can assume a certain dialect. In Oceania, it makes sense to eradicate dialects, as they are extremely nationalistic. On the other hand, there is the subject of vocabulary. I would imagine that words expressing our desires or other viewpoints provide us individuality (words such as dream, extraordinary, heartbreaking, etc.). Ultimately, I thought it was interesting how Ingsoc basically un-evolves human behavior itself to unite everyone, and it shows how important language is to us.