Covey And Orwell: The Hidden Meaning Behind Two Articles

The Hidden Meaning Behind Two Articles One may read many articles about the same topic and not notice that those articles may have the same meaning overall and also have a quite amount of differences. People write about topics which are important for them and it is natural that the same issue may bother several writers. The articles A Personal Mission Statement and Why I write by Covey and Orwell respectively, both introduce the same idea which is realizing one’s destiny in life. These articles though also have some differences which are the presence of feelings and the way of representation. The two articles described above are both based on personal experience and the authors share life-lessons with the reader through telling about the meanings they have found in life. (Orwell, Why I Write, Covey, A Personal Mission Statement). Having a specified mission statement is the same as knowing what motivates one to do what he or she loves which, in this case, is writing. …show more content…
Covey wrote a general article. He does share his personal mission statement but he also teaches how to form the same concept if one is interested (Covey, A Personal Mission Statement). His writing is very academic and formal. Orwell, on the other hand, gets more personal and reflects to his past before stating his motives (Orwell, Why I Write). This helps the reader to get to know him better as a person and maybe relate to some parts of his past. The reflection to the past makes his present more interesting because as it is known, the readers always love some personal information and they get more intrigued by