Down and Out in Paris and London was inspired by the time that Orwell spent living in both cities. He tries to live beyond the confines of money and societal norms and represents many of Orwell’s own beliefs about capitalism and modern society. Keep Aspidistra Flying tells the story of a man who abandons his life, becomes an outcast from society, and purpose writing. It was inspired by the periods of time that Orwell spent in India. This one focuses on the story of a character named John Flory, living in South East Asia under British rule. Burmese Daysis one of several semi-autobiographical novels that Orwell wrote over his lifetime. The novel satirizes the Russian Revolution and Soviet Communism. It takes place on a farm in which the animals decide to overthrow the farmers that have been running their lives. Animal Farmis only second to 1984 in fame. There, the main character Winston Smith suffers under the rule of The Party, a totalitarian government determined to destroy free thought and desire by any means possible. It takes place in the futuristic superstate of Oceania in what once was England. Several of his novels are semi-autobiographical.ġ984 is his best-known and most widely read novel.He was charged with treason in Spain after fighting in the Spanish Civil War.By the time of his death, he could speak seven different languages.
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