George Orwell

             Many authors relate their writing can be connected to their own life experiences. For instance the author George Orwell has written many essays that are in direct relation to his own life. And one another note his novels such as 1984 are in relation to the time period in which it was written. The environment in which a person lives can have a direct effect on how the outcome of their writing is.
             George Orwell is in fact the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair. He was born June 25, 1903, in Motihari, Bengal (India). When he was educated at Eton College. After leaving their in 1927 he served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. India was such an important part of his life because both of his parents were members of the Indian Civil Service. After a short term with them he moved to Paris for two years and then back to England. Orwell then moonlighted as a school teacher, private tutor and a bookshop assistant. During the Spanish American War he fought in the POUM militia on the Republican side, and during World War II he served as a home guard. After the stints in the army he became a talks producer for an Indian Service of the BBC. Then he went on to join the Tribune and later on was a special correspondent for the Observer. By January 1950 Mr. Orwell's life had been lived and he passed away (www.extrapris.com/store/orwell.html 1).
             Novels and documentaries written by Orwell have since established him as an important and influential author of the century (Levity.com 1). Down and Out in Paris and London was published in 1933. This short story was about his years of living in poverty after leaving Burma. Burmese Days(1934), was about Orwell's days with the Imperial Police in Burma. Then in 1938 he wrote Homage to Catalina, it is a documentary about his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. There he was wounded and forced to run for his life by communists (Levity.com 2).
             By 1940 George Orwell had his big ...

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