What Does Orwell Have To Be Political?

Writing doesn’t have to be political to be a good work although George Orwell argues that political purpose is necessary for a successful work. Fundamentally, I think Orwell’s opinion about good writing doesn’t leave any room for discussion because of his definition of being political. He defines being political as having “desire to push the world in a certain way.” However, this is an overly broad definition since we do this every day if we are “thinking” human beings. There are some occasions where to want the world to be in a certain way even if it is not considered political in a common sense. For example, we sometimes ask our friends to go to the bathroom together. But from Orwell’s point of view, this might be political because we are desiring the world, in this case our friends, to work in a certain way. So Orwell’s definition of being political happens
Sometimes, people write to share their daily emotions apart from politics such as happiness, sadness, or nostalgicness. Sometimes, writers merely want to tell the readers about their personal experiences that might interest the readers. Sometimes, writing is all about the mystery of words and language. For example, my favorite poet, Yun Dong-ju, wrote a beautiful poem about him listening to crickets crying in the black night. This poem, though lack of political purpose, uses onomatopoeia, which is an especially noticeable language feature in Korean, creating peaceful and slightly melancholy atmosphere. Even if it doesn’t have any political purposes, readers and engage with this poem and feel the atmosphere of the scene, indulged in the sea of language. They don’t have to struggle to look for a deeper political intention. Instead, they can simply relax and be marveled at the beauty of the Korean language and the poet’s ability to make words alive in readers’ minds. Thus, political purpose is not an essential factor of a good