Language Style

The similarities in language style between WE and the language essay

In We, the language is similar to the language essay in a variety of ways. In my opinion, the language, in both cases is very formal and intelligent. Zanyatin writes as if he is speaking to people, or as if it is directly his thoughts coming down onto paper. This is especially evident in the essay about language, where he states that the essay is infact written from a lecture that he said to his college class. Both are written in lecture format, as if they are lessons to people, which is understandable from both pieces. WE is written from the P.O.V of somebody telling 'lesser' beings about his society, and On Language is written to tell people about language itself.