Eric Arthur Blair, more popularly known by his pen name, George Orwell; wrote more than 14 very popular books, with more than 30 million of some being sold. His influence can be seen in society and culture in many ways today (David Rooney, 2017). “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear” accurately reflects Blair’s mindset and reasoning behind writing. In his writing, he takes an uncommon perspective, and shows the dangers of totalitarian leaders and how quickly natural rights and liberties can be taken away.
Blair’s upbringing and early life heavily influenced his writing and opinions. Blair was raised in a lower middle class household, his parents fought hard for him to have an upper-middle …show more content…
Blair attended an English Preparatory boarding school, he stood out because he was more poor than his peers, but the difference in his family’s income was well made up for by his intellectual brilliance. (Such were the Joys - 1953) Later in life, Blair joined the Indian imperial police, there he saw how the Burmese were lead against their will by the British, because of this work, he grew to despise imperialism. He then moved to East London to live among laborers, factory workers, beggars, also the slums of Paris while working as a dishwasher. He also worked among migrant workers to harvest hops. His book “Down and out in Paris and London” (Down and out in Paris and London, 1933) is about this time period in his life. After this, Blair joined a Republican militia in Spain and was wounded badly by getting shot in the neck. In this militia, Blair …show more content…
His legacy will last upon it’s readers for centuries in both the political theatre and the societal theatre. Orwell’s perspective on the world was molded as he gained life experience, his changes in occupation and lifestyles sparked the vast majority of changes in his perspective socially and culturally. Orwell gives an outlook on life from a perspective that is unusually portrayed and teaches his readers to stay open minded. He shows the importance of natural rights and liberties that cannot be taken away and the dangerous effects of their ceasing to
Blair’s upbringing and early life heavily influenced his writing and opinions. Blair was raised in a lower middle class household, his parents fought hard for him to have an upper-middle …show more content…
Blair attended an English Preparatory boarding school, he stood out because he was more poor than his peers, but the difference in his family’s income was well made up for by his intellectual brilliance. (Such were the Joys - 1953) Later in life, Blair joined the Indian imperial police, there he saw how the Burmese were lead against their will by the British, because of this work, he grew to despise imperialism. He then moved to East London to live among laborers, factory workers, beggars, also the slums of Paris while working as a dishwasher. He also worked among migrant workers to harvest hops. His book “Down and out in Paris and London” (Down and out in Paris and London, 1933) is about this time period in his life. After this, Blair joined a Republican militia in Spain and was wounded badly by getting shot in the neck. In this militia, Blair …show more content…
His legacy will last upon it’s readers for centuries in both the political theatre and the societal theatre. Orwell’s perspective on the world was molded as he gained life experience, his changes in occupation and lifestyles sparked the vast majority of changes in his perspective socially and culturally. Orwell gives an outlook on life from a perspective that is unusually portrayed and teaches his readers to stay open minded. He shows the importance of natural rights and liberties that cannot be taken away and the dangerous effects of their ceasing to