Orwells Message Through Animal Farm
Orwell's Message Through Animal Farm
George Orwell (Eric Blair), whether or not one agrees with the writings or views of, was an author distinguished in his time and for all times. His work Animal Farm reserves its own spot in history as one of the greatest books and political arguments to ever appear on a shelf. Orwell, through Animal Farm, presents a simple fact in his text: One man or group of men should never be able to gain too much political leverage. If totalitarianism is used as a governing system, the future of the citizens in any nation infected with a totalitarian leader holds nothing to save for a perilous future. If the reader fails to acknowledge his point, Orwell's work Animal Farm is for naught.
George Orwell (pen name for Eric Blair) was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, India (levity.com, 11/17/2005). Orwell's father, an opium department civil servant, and mother were both members in the Indian Civil Service (www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gorwell, 11/16/2005). The following year Orwell moved with his sister and mother to England where he would receive his formal education at St. Cyprian's Prepatory School, a school Orwell expressed public discontent for, and Eaton (www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gorwell, 11/16/2005). It was during Orwell's college years the public began to see his writings in the form of college periodicals (www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gorwell). After finishing his college studies, George Orwell moved to Burma where he became a member of the Indian Imperial Police in Burma in 1922 (www.ourcivilisation.com/orwell, 11/19/2005). Based on his experiences while in the service of the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Orwell published a book in 1934 called Burmese Days (www.levity.com, 11/17/2005). Upon leaving Burma, Orwell traveled to Pairs, France in hopes to begin a journalism career (Beacham's , 2124) and soon returned to London, England to work low wage jobs and to beg while living below the poverty line; his poverty was...
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