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George Orwell

George Orwell. and the controversy surrounding  Animal Farm. George Orwell's Early Life    . Born in Bengal, India in 1903. At the age of one moved to England with his mother and sisters. His family was not very wealthy. He later described his family as  "lower-upper-middle class."

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George Orwell

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  1. George Orwell and the controversy surrounding Animal Farm

  2. George Orwell's Early Life    • Born in Bengal, India in 1903. • At the age of one moved to England with his mother and sisters. • His family was not very wealthy. He later described his family as  "lower-upper-middle class." • When he was young his parents could not afford school fees so he won a partial scholarship at St. Cyprians School • He despised the school and went on to write an entire book about his time there. •  as a teen attended Eton College as a kings scholar.

  3.     Orwell's background as a writer                      his other writing                                                                       his rough start         what moved him to write

  4. What influenced George Orwell's writing style? -his life in Paris -his becoming a socialist -having to flee for his life from Soviet-backed communists -his recognition of the importance of language to government -World War II -his hatred of Stalin

  5. Bibliography "BBC - History - Historic Figures: George Orwell (1903 - 1950)." BBC - Homepage. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/orwell_george.shtml>. Jennie Yabroff. 1 November, 2010"George Orwell's Language Still Politically Relevant - Newsweek." Newsweek. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.newsweek.com/2008/10/31/why-we-need-to-call-a-pig-a-pig-with-or-without-lipstick.html>.  Galt, John. "The Effect of Time on Animal Farm." Associated Content from Yahoo! - Associatedcontent.com. 1 Oct. 2007. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/390806/the_effect_of_time_on_animal_farm.html?cat=38>. Various Authors. "Animal Farm." Wikipedia. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm>. "Animal Farm, George Orwell - Introduction." Short Story Criticism. Ed. Joseph Palmisano Project Editor. Vol. 68. Gale Cengage, 2004.eNotes.com. 2006. 1 Dec, 2010 <http://www.enotes.com/short-story-criticism/ animal-farm-george-orwell> "What is Marxism?." All About Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec 2010. <http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/what-is-marxism-faq.htm>. Kreis, Steven. "Karl Marx, 1818-1883." The history guide. N.p., 01/30/2008. Web. 1 Dec 2010. <http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html>. "Biography of Friedrich Engels." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec 2010. <http://www.indepthinfo.com/communist-manifesto/engels.shtml>. Kahn, Rick. "The Communist Manifesto." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec 2010. <http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html>.

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