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

2. 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!

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

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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!

8. “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.”