George Orwell was arguably one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Orwell wrote many great essays and novels two of his most well known being Animal Farm and 1984. Much of Orwell’s writing was influenced by the politics and governments of the time. He also wrote many essays that while not entirely true were closely related to his experiences. Orwell lived a short life some saying that he died to soon, but his death played a key role in his rise to fame. Orwell’s biggest dream was to become a famous author and most would say he accomplished his dream. Eric Arthur Blair was born on June 25, 1903. Blair was born in Motihari, Bengal, India to father Richard Walmesley Blair and mother Ida Mabel Limonzin. Richard Blair worked as a British-staffed indian civil service member. Ida was the daughter of a Burma tea trader. When Blair was only one his mother took him and his two sister to live in London. Blair …show more content…
Cyprian preparatory school. Blair was an intelligent student, but did not apply himself to his work resulting in a less than satisfactory job in his studies. Blair was sick often as a child with bronchitis or the flu. Blair was a writer from the start and some say he wrote his first poem at age four (Biography.com 1).sxssssb nmi Despite Blair’s mediocrity he won two scholarships, one to the well know Eton public school in Berkshire, and the other to Wellington. Blair went to Eton where he was not liked much by his peers due to his family being poor. He later wrote about some of his school experiences in his essay Such Were the Joys. Since Blair did not have many friends he resorted to reading books by author like Rudyard Kipling and H. G. Wells. Most Eton students will continue on to prestigious schools, but not Blair due to his poor performance he did not win any scholarships. Blair left England to be and Indian Imperial Police in Burma (Pearson