George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, most prominently known as lived between the years of 1903-1950. His writings were influenced by both world events as well as his own personal experiences. Orwell displayed these influences in his last novel, Nineteen Eighty-four.
was born in Motihari, Bengal, India on June 25, 1903 ("Orwell" Grolier n.pag."). Orwell was only his pen name, while his real name was Eric Arthur Blair("Orwell" Compton n.pag.). He was born a British citizen abroad("George" Discovering 6). Orwell’s father was a minor British official. His family had some social status but little money. This helped Orwell in formulating his opinions toward the English class system.("Orwell " Compton ...
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On June 9, 1936, Orwell married Eileen O’Shaughnessy("George" Discovering 6). In 1945, his wife died and he married his second wife, Sonia Brownwell, an editorial assistant on October 13, 1949. Orwell married Sonia only eight months before his death.("Orwell" Twentieth 745) During his marriage he adopted a son, Richard Horato("George’ Discovering 6).
In December of 1947, Orwell was hospitalized for tuberculosis. He had suffered from this ailment since his mid-thirties("George" Discovering 2). Orwell died at the age of 46 from complications from tuberculosis("Orwell" Twentieth 745).
Throughout Orwell's educational process, he had build up a sense of bitterness. St. Cyrian Prep. School, in which Orwell had attended, provided him with his first glimpse of misused power.("George" Discovering 6+)
In 1922, he became an officer for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. After five years with the Burma Police, he became disgusted with the British system. As a ...
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the gift of writing vividly, of creating in the mind’s eye a picture of the scene described"("George" Discovering 10)
Orwell, looking back at his work, stated "Looking back through my work, I see that it is invariably where I lacked political purpose that I wrote lifeless books"("George" Discovering 10).
Orwell’s first major critical and popular success was Animal Farm. This novel was intended to depict the inevitable course of all revolutions especially the Soviet Union.("George" Discovering 2+)
Animal Farm a modern beast-fable attacking Stalinism("Orwell" Grolier n.pag.). The history of the revolution betrayed in the animal world is based partly on what Orwell had seen of ...
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