In July 1936 George Orwell and his wife, Eileen Nee O'Shaugnessy joined in fighting for political beliefs in the Spanish Civil War. They joined a small Marxist group called P.O.U.M. Orwell wrote several books about the experiences that accrued during this time. These books are considered some of the most well documented writings of the war. When WWII came around Orwell enlisted in the British army, but was turned down. Instead of fighting on the front line he headed the Indian service of the Britinnica British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 4.

In the spring of 1937, George Orwell was returning from the front line in Alcubierre with the BBC when he was wounded in the neck by a sniper bullet5. The wound left Orwell unable to talk, and partially paralyzed in one arm6. This was the beginning of Orwell's decline in health, and the decline of his writing. A few years later he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, a

Another evident characteristic in Orwell's writings is his use of his own life experiences. In Such, Such Were the Joys, a long essay; Orwell described his childhood as he was growing up13. Orwell received much criticism from the people in the book, because the way he described their traits and personalities14. Another book that was written about his own life experience was Down and Out in Paris. In this book he describes his life when he lived in the slums of Paris. Orwell arranged it in such a way that it seemed like it was fiction to most readers, but in fact it was real15.

The first characteristic that is evident in George Orwell's writing is the simplification in his writing8. Orwell is often given credit for writing in a way that everyone can understand and relate to something9. A perfect example of his simplicity is in the book Animal Farm. The characters in this book are barnyard animals that represent people in the Russian Revolution. Orwell's reason for using the barnyard animals was to make it easier for the less educated people to know what happened in the Russian Revolution.

Many people and critics do not think of Orwell as a serious author. They think of his work as fiction, and not meant to be taken literally. But due to Orwell's use of simplification, sympathy for the working class, and using his own life experiences makes no doubt that he was one of the most unique author of our time.

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