George Orwell Why study the life of an author? (apply to our rhetorical strategies of logos, ethos, pathos)

George Orwell British author Birth name: Eric Arthur Blair Born in British India Staunchly opposed totalitarianism Called for revolution to fight it Fought in the Spanish Civil War

Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 come to the front of the room please!

In your notes, list several things that influenced Orwell as a child.

Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 come to the front of the room please! In your notes list the four reasons Orwell believes people write. Do you agree/disagree with these reasons? What other reasons do people write?

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

Excerpts from Orwell’s Why I Write If you have 11, 12, 13, 14 come to the front of the room please! Why does Orwell feel it is important to know about an author’s background?

“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.”