George Orwell Research Paper

"In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning."(The Quotations Pages). George Orwell is one of the most famous writers of his time of the1900's because his books are very popular. George is most famous for his novel 1984 which is very controversial. He also famous for his fable story called Animal Farm where the animals on a game revolt against the humans and take over a farm. George Orwell was born in Bengal, India in 1903. In 1911 George Orwell was sent to boarding school called St. Cyprain's in England. George did not have a lot of friends at boarding school and he read books to help him not be so lonely. Georgie was a very smart man in school and he won scholarships to go to Wellington College and Eton College. After George finished school at Eton, his family did not have the money to pay for a university education, so George joined the India Imperial Police Force in 1922 instead of furthering his education. After five years of being in the India Imperial Police Force, George and moved back home to England because he wanted to be a writer.
In 1936 George went to Spain where he joined one of the groups fighting against General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was badly injured after getting shot in the throat and arm in Spain (Biography). In 1938 George was diagnosed with tuberculosis, George spent a lot at the Preston Hall Sanatorium trying to recover. George had to deal with Tuberculosis for the rest of his life because there were no treatments for his disease at this time period. In 1949 George wrote 1984 which was one of his most popular