2/12/09
"There is a new word in Newspeak...duckspeak, to quack like a duck. It is one of those interesting words that have two contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it is abuse; applied to someone you agree with, it is a praise"(54).
significance: So far in the novel we have been getting the sense that the Party contradicts itself. Their slogan, "WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH," being one example. This quote exemplifies how they continue to contradict themselves, even in the language they speak. At his point I think the Party is beginning to abuse its power, by creating words that don't really make and sense and by shortening their vocabulary so one wont be able to speak out against the party. They have way too much power.
Feeble: pathetically lacking in effectiveness.
Subsidiary: controlled by another.
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