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George Orwell, was a man ahead of his time. His life experiences caused to realize several facts of the world, and he wanted to help protect society from itself. He spent time around the globe, from Burma India to Barcelona Spain, he left the upper class to join the lower class and he spent time in war. To put it simply a total compilation of Orwell’s experiences, is not possible. George Orwell led what is seemingly a fantastic life and it is prevalent in his interactions, writing, and ideas. His goal was to turn political writing, which was often bland for his time, into a form of art. He wrote warnings, ideas, and hopes that hadn’t been thought or realized during his time. When his pen met paper, society would never be the same.
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