Essays on George Orwell

Orwell is a writer with purpose. He strictly believed that writing serves a purpose and this can be seen throughout almost all his works especially in his essay Shooting an Elephant, he writes to show. This essay was published in 1936 and BBC Home Service…

In the essay, ?Shooting An Elephant?, author George Orwell, once a sub-divisional English police officer for Burma during the Englishs? tyrannical hold on India, narrates a true, tall-tale like experience of a ravaging elephant and the siren-like influences of the community. The story illustrates the…

If a person would think of shooting an elephant in his life and that was not impacted by other individuals, he would settle on a choice, not to do himself. As the human conclusion is essential to us, Orwell demonstrates the authenticity of this thought…

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, was first published in 1945. Propaganda and the abuse of power are prevalent themes in the satirical novel, accentuated by the deliberate use of carefully selected language techniques. This essay will illustrate how a wide range of language techniques can…

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a very special book in my opinion. Even though it was published in 1949, the book was foreshadowing our society today. Obviously today’s government isn’t as strict as it was in the book, but it’s still very similar to the books government….

The novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” or commonly known as “1984” was published by English author George Orwell in 1949. This dystopian novel set in 1984 provided a riveting description of citizen’s lives being in constant war, oppressive government surveillance, rule, and propaganda. “George Orwell is one…

In the novel 1984, George Orwell illustrates a dystopian future in which a communist party has taken over. Orwell names this party as “Big Brother” and this organization is in charge of monitoring and watching over every person in the community in order to ensure…

In the passage Orwell uses his tone,use Gandi’s words against him, and pathos for the argument for choosing human imperfection over sainthood. Throughout the passage Orwell is talking about how humans choose imperfection over sainthood because it is the way humans are we were not…

Chapter three begins with Winston dreaming of his mother. His mother was a “tall statuesque woman” who had disappeared when Winston was ten or eleven years old. His father was similar to his mother, he was also hard to remember. Winston remembered that he’d always…

Mrs. Daniels: The reason I am writing to you is to suggest a book that the class may read during the curriculum. The book I am suggesting for our class to read during our time in the curriculum is Animal Farm by George Orwell. We…