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George Orwell
Why study the life of an author?(apply to our rhetorical strategies of
logos, ethos, pathos)
George Orwell• 1903- 1950• British author• Birth name: Eric Arthur
Blair• Born in British India• Staunchly opposed
totalitarianism• Called for revolution to
fight it• Fought in the Spanish Civil
War
Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write
If you have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 come to the front of the room please!
In your notes, list several things that influenced Orwell as a child.
Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write
If you have 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 come to the front of the room please!
In your notes list the four reasons Orwell believes people write.
Do you agree/disagree with these reasons? What other reasons do people write?
Animal Farm– Political Purpose• Addresses the corruption
of the revolution by its leaders
• Argues that human corruption causes revolution to fail
• Argues that human ignorance and indifference enable corruption to continue and worsen
Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write
If you have 11, 12, 13, 14 come to the front of the room please!
Why does Orwell feel it is important to know about an author’s background?
“Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been
written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for
democratic socialism as I understand it.”