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George Orwell (Biographical Info)
June 25 1903 – January 21 1950
-Real name was Eric Blair
-Wrote novels and essays which were critical of social injustice and totalitarianism
-Worked at times as a teacher, soldier, and journalist
-Well known works include: 1984, Animal Farm, and "Politics and the English Language"
Orwell famously warned of the danger of political language in "Politics and the English Language"
Term:
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Other things from class (Watch these):
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean?language=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scSSELy0aZc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yueij8jo9Q
George Orwell (Biographical Info)
June 25 1903 – January 21 1950
-Real name was Eric Blair
-Wrote novels and essays which were critical of social injustice and totalitarianism
-Worked at times as a teacher, soldier, and journalist
-Well known works include: 1984, Animal Farm, and "Politics and the English Language"
Orwell famously warned of the danger of political language in "Politics and the English Language"
Term:
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Other things from class (Watch these):
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean?language=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scSSELy0aZc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yueij8jo9Q