George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in the exotic but sweaty locale of Motihari, India, was the sort of man who believed in observing life so closely that it became slightly uncomfortable for everyone involved. Moving to England as a boy, young Eric grew up in a family that was decidedly not wealthy, attending posh schools where he felt out of place among boys who probably had their own butlers by the age of five. He eventually skipped university altogether, opting instead to gather his education from the more unpredictable classroom of life, starting as a police officer in Burma and later as a man voluntarily experiencing poverty just to see what it was like.
Fast-forward through a series of curious jobs and even more curious observations and George Orwell (his much catchier pen name) began writing books that made people squirm in the best possible way. With Animal Farm and 1984, Orwell crafted tales that weren’t just stories but sharp warnings about power, control and how downright silly humanity can be. His work inspires kids (and adults who are paying attention) to question everything, think critically and remember that sometimes even the most serious ideas can be hidden in stories about talking pigs or terrifying dystopias.
Fast-forward through a series of curious jobs and even more curious observations and George Orwell (his much catchier pen name) began writing books that made people squirm in the best possible way. With Animal Farm and 1984, Orwell crafted tales that weren’t just stories but sharp warnings about power, control and how downright silly humanity can be. His work inspires kids (and adults who are paying attention) to question everything, think critically and remember that sometimes even the most serious ideas can be hidden in stories about talking pigs or terrifying dystopias.
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