Thursday, July 18, 2013

In Orwell's 1984, what is Winston's relationship with Syme? Why does he believe that Syme will be vaporized?

Syme is
one of 's friends who works in
the Research Department as a specialist in Newspeak. Syme is
engaged in
writing the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary and elaborates on the

intricacies of destroying language by combining words that contain their opposite, such
as
"ungood." Syme proceeds to explain to Winston that the purpose of Newspeak
is to
narrow the range of thought. Winston listens as Syme discusses how
concepts will be destroyed
with the elimination of words and champions the
idea of orthodoxy. After listening to Syme
brilliantly explain the
complexities of Newspeak, Winston thinks that someday Syme will be
vaporized.
Winston believes that Syme is too intelligent. Winston feels that
Syme,
"sees too clearly and speaks plainly" ( 68). Syme lacks discretion and
stupidity,
which would probably save him from being vaporized.

The Party would prefer their
citizens to be unconscious, thoughtless
individuals. As Winston predicted, Syme is vaporized in
Part 2 of the
novel. 

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