A Book Review: George Orwell’s “The Road to Wigan Pier”

In “The Road to Wigan Pier,” the author George Orwell magnificently personalizes the atrocities that the English majority suffered during the Industrial Revolution. Throughout this book, however, it is important to keep in mind that Orwell was sent to research the unemployed populous of northern England by a socialist book club. He furthered this venture by interviewing the employed as well, and did all of his research by actually sharing in these experiences, not merely being a sideliner. By having interviewed both the employed and unemployed, Orwell came to discover why socialism would not work for what he considered to be “normal people,” but was rather a solution to those which needed it to survive.

Through the use of interviews and personal experiences, Orwell exceptionally brings to light the issues faced by the unemployed in northern England during the Industrial Revolution. Orwell’s research did not end where the unemployed ended and the employed began, rather it continued, briefly, into the more comfortable homes of the healthier, happier classes as well. Throughout his book,

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