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George Orwell’s political alignment

George Orwell’s political alignment. By Elisa, Mona and Cindy. George Orwell was a Democratic socialist.

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George Orwell’s political alignment

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  1. George Orwell’s political alignment By Elisa, Mona and Cindy

  2. George Orwell was a Democratic socialist. • A Socialist did not claim that they could make the world perfect, but they were trying to improve it. He also argued that if there were no more very rich and no more very poor people, such a society would still have a vast number of other problems to solve, because a society which is balanced in wealth, is not a perfect society.” • Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly against Totalitarianism and for Democratic Socialism, as I understand it". – ‘Why I Write (1946) • Orwell thought that all political theories and ideologies - except socialism - are hopeless and disillusioning. A Democratic Socialist

  3. Defined Orwell’s Socialism. • I have seen wonderful things and at last really believe in Socialism, which I never did before.” – a letter he wrote from Barcelona, 8th June 1937 • Shaped his view of other political groups. Past experiences

  4. George Orwell usually expressed his hatred of other political groups. Such as totalitarianism and Communism Political Writing

  5. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. • Orwell was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism. His political experiences/views implemented in ‘Animal Farm’

  6. Orwell was an anti-communist he was not on the side of traditional ruling class, neither so in Animal Farm. The pigs assume privileges and end up telling the other animals what to do and eating the best food.

  7. Animalism, Communism, and Fascism are all illusions which are used by the pigs as a means of satisfying their greed and lust for power.” ANIMAL FARM

  8. THE END

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