In his essay, "Politics and the English Language," Orwell demonstrates
             how the English language has declined as a result of economic and political
             reasons. By examining the nature of language, especially in the political
             arena, Orwell successfully proves how the English language has been used as
             a manipulative tool rather than a creative one.
             He explains how effect can become a cause, "reinforcing the original
             cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form and so on
             indefinitely" (1). The bad habits that are seen in the English can be
             changed if we are willing to change them. This is important for several
             reasons. According to Orwell, if we rid ourselves of these bad habits, we
             will think more clearly and, as a result, move toward "political
             regeneration so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is
             not the exclusive concern of professional writers" (1). Therefore, if we
             can correct the problem that exists because of the misuse of language,
             perhaps we can correct the problem that exists behind the words.
             Orwell demonstrates how contemporary writing is mainly a "gumming
             together long strips of words which have already been set in order by
             someone else and making the results presentable by sheer humbug" (5). No
             doubt this type of writing is easy. People who write this way, he
             maintains, generally want to convey a message--but that they are not
             necessarily "interested in the detail of what they are saying" (6).
             However, a "scrupulous writer" (6) will always ask himself what he is
             trying to say and then try to find the best words to communicate that
             message. When we are not willing to ask these questions, we open ourselves
             up to allowing other to write, and eventually, think for us.
             Orwell contends that this type of writing is the "point that the special
             connection between politics and the debasement of language becomes clear"
             (6). In fac...