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1984 By George Orwell Essay

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George Orwell was born on June 25th, 1903, in Motihari, India. Mr.Orwell and his family were of British descent, but because of the father’s career as an agent in an opium department the family was living in India. In 1907 Orwell’s family packed their bags and returned to England, where Orwell was enrolled in the most prestigious schools through scholarships. As he grew older Mr.Orwell grew lonely and was an outcast among his peers resulting in a vivid imagination developing within Orwell's mind. While imaginary people may of been his only real close friends, it also acted as a type of foundation for his future career. Orwell also attempted to force the idea of being an author through his younger year, but realized he would soon have to settle and begin writing. Since he didn't wish to settle down and begin his writing's, Orwell had …show more content…

After resigning from his place as an officer he moved to London and Paris, but decided to live among the outcast and poverty stricken members of society. Once again Orwell used another life experience to write another novel titles Down and Out in Paris and London and was it was published in 1933. After publishing Down and Out in Paris and London it sparked his will to write to show people the pain filled truths of the world, and marked the beginning of his career as an author. After writing and publishing a few books, Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War. While he was there he experienced life without different classes of society and he watched people live by the own beliefs, especially Socialist. Once he wrote, yet another book, about his life his eyes were opened by the whole experience and allowed him to realize that Socialism was actually possible while also making him realize that different classes of Society, violence, conflict, and authority struggles will always be present in our

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