George Orwell A.Rahman Ziad Al Shater Mrs. Timm 12F January 19, 2014
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George OrwellA.Rahman Ziad Al Shater
Mrs. Timm12F
January 19, 2014
Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair
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Introduction
George Orwell, a novelist Avid follower of politics, voiced his dislike of totalitarianism
through his most famous works These two books are his main contribution to his esteemed
reputation as an exceptional writer.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Works Cited
• Britannica. "George Orwell." n.d. Britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/433643. web. 28 December 2013.
• "George Orwell." 2012. lFamousAuthors.org. web. 29 December 2013.
• "George Orwell." n.d. www.hollowverse.com/george-orwell. web. 28 December 2013.
• "George Orwell." n.d. Online Literature.com. web. 28 December 2013.
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• "George Orwell." n.d. www.biography.com/people/george-orwell-94. web. 28 December 2013.
• "George Orwell." n.d. en/wikipedia.org. web. 28 December 2013.
• "George Orwell." n.d. www.k-1.com/orwell. web. 7 January 2014
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