George Orwell
Published on Nov 19, 2015
The life and times of George Orwell.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
childhood
- Born: June 25, 1903, Eric Arthur Blair
- Began writing early
- Very intelligent
- India Imperial Police Force
- Writer
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"I had the lonley child's habit...
...feeling of being isolated and undervalued."
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Journalism days
- Monde, a political/literary journal
- Professional writer, Oct. 6 1928, G. K.’s Weekly
- Le Progrès Civique
- Fell ill
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Published works
- Down and Out In Paris and London (1933)
- Burmese Days (1934)
- A Clergyman's Daughter (1935)
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936)
- The Road to Wigan Pier (1936)
Personal life
- Got married to Eileen Maud O'Shaughnessy
- Spanish Civil War
- Newfound hatred for totalitarianism
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THe Spanish Civil war
Orwell, his wife, and Milton
Personal life
- 1941 takes job at BBC
- 1943- leaves BBC, goes to The Tribune
- 1944- Adopts son
- 1945- Wife dies
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Published works
- Animal Farm (1945)
- "Politics of the English Language" and "Why I Write" (1946)
- 1984 (1949)
- As well as hundreds of essays, articles, letters, ect.
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Personal Life
- Health failing fast
- Marries again (1949)
- Death: January 21, 1950
why writers write
- Sheer egoism
- Aesthetic enthusiasm
- Historical impulse
- Political Purpose
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my favorite quote
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narrate a part of your day.
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