George Orwell An overview

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George OrwellAn overview
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George Orwell

• Born 1903 Died 1950
• Eric Arthur Blair
• Raised in India A British Colony
• Was poorer than classmates at private school
• Helped develop class consciousness

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George Orwell

• Served as Imperial police officer
• Made him hate Imperialism
• Lived hand to mouth with the poor of London
• Served in the Spanish Civil War to fight Fascism
• On Socialist side

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George Orwell

• WWII Broadcaster and writer against Hitler and
  Mussolini

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George Orwell

• Other important works
• 1984 published 1947
• Big Brother is watching
• Numerous Essays
• Shooting an Elephant
• Politics and the English Language