If face is the index of mind, words
are the reflection of the inner operations of one’s mind. What is going inside
one’s mind and the controlling and the determining factors, may be concealed by
the person by pretending, yet at times these factors make their way and come to
the fore. This phenomenon is also described by the noted psychologist Segmund
Freud. However a critical analysis of one’s discourse may reveal these inner
factors which govern someone’s inner working of mind. If we apply these parameters
on the speeches of the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, things
will be revealed which usually remain away from the perception of the ordinary
listeners.
The sounds
of his speech, even if he speaks Urdu, are English. Critically analyzing his
sounds one can easily notice his use of diphthongs and other English vowels,
which he employs in speaking urdu. His sound system is built upon the practice
of those sounds, and employment of which seems very odd in speaking urdu.
The pronouns
he usually uses reflect other developments of the inner operation of his mind.
Most of the pronouns are plural and are rarely singular. This use of pronouns
is symptomatic of many factors governing his mind and actions. The use of
plural pronouns show his dependence on other and lack of autonomy in decision
making, be it relating to party matters or his personal life. The plural
pronouns in the matters relating to the party affairs reflect his dependence on
others. The immediate dictation in this regard may come from his father.
Secondly the plural pronouns reflect his over-dependence on his family members
such as sisters, he can’t take an independent decision even relating to his own
self. It was even made public by him when asked about his marriage. He said
that it would be decided by his sisters.
All the
factors behind the scene may tell upon his choices in decision making
especially when it comes to be in the capacity of a public office holder. The
influence of English sounds on his speech also shows his alienation from the culture
and problems associated with the country of his parents’birth. The Westminster
scheme of things and the theoretical frameworks of running a state may not work
then. How such a man would deal with the social issues of a country which he
himself is alien to. Probably it is one of the reasons that despite the
relentless efforts for the resolution of the problems, use of energy and resources,
most of the social problems of Pakistan still persist. It is the gap between
the power elites, who are mostly nurtured in west, and the ordinary folks and
their problems which does not let the quixotic scheme materialize.
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