George OrwellGeorge Orwellauthor, journalistauthor, journalist

Eric Arthur Eric Arthur BlairBlairborn: June 25, 1903born: June 25, 1903

died: January 21, died: January 21, 19501950

Orwell’s LondonOrwell’s LondonPlaces where Orwell lived and worked. Places where Orwell lived and worked.

source: source: Orwell’s LondonOrwell’s London by John Thompson by John Thompson

Orwell Orwell lives the lives the life of life of povertypoverty- actual events - actual events fictionalized in his fictionalized in his debut book debut book published in 1933published in 1933

George Orwell: George Orwell: JournalistJournalist

Orwell Orwell fights fights fascismfascism-fought on Aragon -fought on Aragon front and in front and in Barcelona in 1937 Barcelona in 1937 during the Spanish during the Spanish Civil WarCivil War

World War World War IIII-worked for BBC to -worked for BBC to counter Nazi counter Nazi broadcasts to broadcasts to IndiaIndia

““All animals are All animals are equal, but some equal, but some are more equal are more equal than others.”than others.”

-allegory about -allegory about Stalin’s rule in Stalin’s rule in Soviet Russia Soviet Russia published in published in Britain in August, Britain in August, 1945 1945

-published in June -published in June 19491949

““War is Peace.War is Peace.Freedom is Freedom is Slavery. Slavery. Ignorance is Ignorance is Strength.”Strength.”

Iconic Iconic Images Images from 1984from 1984

Apple uses 1984 to sell Apple uses 1984 to sell MacsMacs

BBC DocudramaBBC DocudramaGeorge Orwell: A LIfe in PicturesGeorge Orwell: A LIfe in Pictures

Why Orwell MattersWhy Orwell Matters• ““[[Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four] is ] is

a summa of what Orwell a summa of what Orwell learned about terror and learned about terror and conformism in Spain, what conformism in Spain, what he learned about servility he learned about servility and sadism at school and and sadism at school and in the Burma police, what in the Burma police, what he discovered about he discovered about squalor and degradation squalor and degradation in in The Road to Wigan PierThe Road to Wigan Pier, , what he learned about what he learned about propaganda and falsity in propaganda and falsity in decades of polemical decades of polemical battles. It contains battles. It contains absolutely no jokes.”absolutely no jokes.”