Talking is our main way of communication and as was explained in a previous blog entry, without communication there cannot be any further advancements in society. It is curious how we have managed to create all these different languages and understand each other in such a way. We have created our own complex system of communicating, which has brought us to high-tech technology and developed nations.
Language was always the most important thing for Tony Judt, in fact, it was what he was passionate for. Judt enjoyed communicating and was a teacher for most part of his life. With his disease, he lost the ability to speek clearly as his speech became slurred. Ironic isn't it, how the most important aspect of his life was stripped away from him by a neurological disorder.Judt might have lost his ability to communicate, but his ideas were still there. They were always trapped within his mind, waiting to be let out. This may be another aspect of Judt's physical imprisonment. Except this time, it's more of a verbal imprisonment.
How did Judt deal with this imprisonment? Did he get to a point in which he could only answer yes or no questions? Did he have an interpreter? How could he write his ideas down if he could hardly move? Did he live in silence for the last years of his life?
In my opinion, for Judt language not only represented society and humanity, but also his freedom. Without his words, he was trapped in a world of despair.
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