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George Orwell A.Rahman Ziad Al Shater Mrs. Timm 12F January 19, 2014. Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair. Introduction. George Orwell, a novelist A vid follower of politics, voiced his dislike of totalitarianism through his most famous works
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George OrwellA.Rahman Ziad Al ShaterMrs. Timm12FJanuary 19, 2014 Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair
Introduction • George Orwell, a novelist • Avid follower of politics, voiced his dislike of totalitarianism through his most famousworks • These two books are his main contribution to his esteemed reputation as an exceptional writer.
Early Life • Born on June 25th 1903, Eric Arthur Blair was the second child of Richard Blair and Ida Limonzin. • They resided in Bengal India where his father was with the British Civil Service. • He had two sisters Marjorie and Avril. • At the age of one he and his mother moved to England
Education • At the age of five, entered the Anglican parish school on the Henley-on-Thames for two years before going to St. Cyprian’s in Sussex. • Corporal punishment was common that could be the possible reason Blair resented authority. • With pressure to excel, he earned a scholarship to Eton College, which he attended from 1917-1921. • Aldous Huxley taught him French.
Career • Blair went to Burma to join the Indian Imperial Police. He spent five years but resented the oppression of imperialism. • He left and decided to become a writer, moving to Paris to try and write short stories, he destroyed them because no one would publish them. • When Civil War broke out in Spain, he and his wife both wanted to fight for the government against the Nationalist uprising. • He worked for the BBC in broadcasting to gain support for the Indians and East Asians. • He became the literary editor for the left wing—The Tribune he then left them to be a war correspondent for The Observer.
Personal • In 1936 George married Eileen O’Shaughnessy. They adopted a son in 1944-Richard Horatio. • In 1937 they fought in the Spanish Civil war. George was shot in the throat by a “Fascist sniper”. • After joining the workers party of Marxist Unification(POUM) they were sought by the communists and barely escaped with their lives. • Eileen died on 29 March 1945 while undergoing surgery. • In 1949 he was admitted to Cotswolds Sanitorium for tuberculosis, then he married Sonia Bronwell.
Later Life • In 1944 he wrote his novel Animal Farm although publishers war would not publish it because of the anti-Stalinist allegory while the war was still going on, it was published after the war ended. • Eric Arthur Blair died suddenly in London on 21 January 1950 at the age of 46 dying of the tuberculosis.
Conclusion • George Orwell’s life and works have been the source of inspiration for many author’s works. Many of his works have been made into television shows and films. • He also contributed many concepts, words, and phrases to our present day language—newspeak, four legs good, two legs bad, he who controls the past controls the future and War is peace. • George Orwell is a master of wit and satire. He devoted his life to many causes but in the end he most wanted to make political writing and art.
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