Critical Review of George Orwell
George Orwell is a man who struggled against a totalitarianstic government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. His comparatively small numbers of books have created intense literary and political criticism worldwide. Though Orwell was a socialist, but at the same time he did not fit into any neat ideology. |
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At various junctures, he annoyed the more doctrinaire left wingers with his enthusiasm for taking opposing and rebellious views. He was primarily a political writer, but for Orwell his aim was not to promote any certain point of view, but to get at the root of truth; exposing the hypocrisy and injustice prevailed in the Russian society. It was in the nature of George Orwell to try and see a situation from other people’s point of view. He was unhappy at accepting the conventional social wisdom. In fact, he grew to despise his middle class upbringing so much he decided to spend time as a tramp. He wanted to experience life from the view of the gutter.
This English novelist, essayist and critic is famous for his two novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Recognized as one of his greatest English essayists, he is known for his Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters, published in four volumes. No longer could Orwell be described as a “Champagne Socialist”; by living with the poorest and underprivileged, he gained a unique insight into the practical workings of working class ideas and working class politics. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense dislike of totalitarianism.
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