George Orwell

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George Orwell

• I do not think one can assess a writers motives
  without knowing something of his early
  development.
• George Orwell

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Biography

• The name George Orwell is actually a penname
  his real name is Eric Blair
• Lived from 1903-1950
• Born in India
• Parents were a part of the British forces that
  occupied India

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Growing up

• Went to Eton a prestigious school in England.
• Had cruel administrators that made him reject
  traditional education
• Returned to India to be a part of the Imperial
  Police saw an elephant shot to death in streets
• His time as a part of the police force made him
  realize the dangers of power

No one can look back on his schooldays and say
with truth that they were altogether
unhappy. --George Orwell
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His education

• He was sent to boarding school at the age of
  eight to prepare for Eton, an exclusive prep
  school.
• Because he had a scholarship, he was teased and
  humiliated frequently.

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Becoming a Writer

• Orwell quit the police force after 5 years and
  returned to England to fulfill his childhood
  dream of becoming a writer
• Lived for many years washing dishes and writing
  he was always on the edge of poverty
• After beginning to be published, he continued to
  study the working class and different fascist
  governments

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The Creation of Animal Farm

• Written in the spring of 1945
• Orwells 4th novel
• Translated into over 39 languages
• Publication was delayed because of WWII as well
  as controversy over his message against the
  Russian Revolution

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Orwells Views

• He saw poverty
• as a way to
• understand the
• problems of the
• oppressed and helpless
• by becoming
• one of them.

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He desired a society in which separate
classes would not exist.
Two Things That Influenced Orwell To Write
Animal Farm
His hatred for Injustice Political Lying
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He chose to live in poverty because he felt
guilty for the job he had done in Burma - for
having been a part of an oppressive government.
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Orwell was a Socialist
Socialist someone who believes that the
government should own businesses so that everyone
will be equal