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essay: politics and the english language
In paragraph 13 of “Politics and the English Language,” Orwell tells the reader that, when observing the typical politician speak, “one often has a curious feeling that one is not watching a live human being but some kind of dummy.” What does the metaphor of the “dummy” bring to Orwell’s argument?
In paragraph 13 of “Politics and the English Language,” Orwell tells the reader that, when observing the typical politician speak, “one often has a curious feeling that one is not watching a live human being but some kind of dummy.” What does the metaphor of the “dummy” bring to Orwell’s argument?
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Ms. Sue
Dummy means a ventriloquist's dummy.