George Orwell 1903- 1950 English author Birth name: Eric Arthur Blair Born in British India Staunchly opposed totalitarianism Called for revolution to fight it

If you have 1, 2, 3 or 4 come to the front of the room please! Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 1, 2, 3 or 4 come to the front of the room please!

Animal Farm Dystopian novel Allegorical Published 1945 in England Original title was Animal Farm: A Fairy Story

If you have 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 come to the front of the room please! Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 come to the front of the room please!

Animal Farm– Political Purpose Addresses the corruption of the revolution by its leaders Argues that human corruption causes revolution to fail Argues that human ignorance and indifference enable corruption to continue and worsen

If you have 10 or 11 come to the front of the room please! Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 10 or 11 come to the front of the room please!

“Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism as I understand it.”