4. What Are The Four Reasons Orwell Lists For Writing?
Orwell remembers knowing that he should be a writer at the young age of five or six. Later in his teen and young adult years, between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four, he attempted to leave this idea behind.
2. Why did Orwell make up imaginary stories? How did this affect his social life?
Orwell grew up lonely so he coped by putting his imagination to use by making up stories. These stories most probably served as an escape where he could dream up a more perfect and fulfilled life. This affected his life in the way that he did not easily accept realities and made it more difficult to interact with others, making him unpopular among school groups.
3. What was the first historical event that prompted a written response from Orwell? What …show more content…
This continuous story served as literary practice that improved his descriptions and use of literary devices.
5. When he was sixteen, what kinds of novels did Orwell decide he wanted to write?
At the age of sixteen Orwell wanted to write novels that had natural and realistic portrayals of people. These he would have wanted to have gloomy or unfortunate endings but be elaborately written with flowery language.
6. What are the four reasons Orwell lists for writing? Do any of these resonate with why you write? What about with how you express yourself in other ways, through art, music, blogging, texting, or talking with your friends?
Orwell lists the four reasons for writing as being due to, “sheer egoism… aesthetic enthusiasm… historical impulse… [and] political purpose” (Orwell). He also argues that these motives are for all serious writers but can be found in varying degrees, and as a student I find the motives of egoism and political purpose to be especially true. Most people, if not everyone, wishes to be seen as skillful. They want to be remembered as a bright person and recognized for what they believe they are worth, and most desire to share their political opinions and general ideologies and have others agree with them. This is why it is said that there are multiple faces that one shows depending on who they are surrounded by because when expressing themselves in a basic way such as talking or texting, people have simple motives that they keep in
2. Why did Orwell make up imaginary stories? How did this affect his social life?
Orwell grew up lonely so he coped by putting his imagination to use by making up stories. These stories most probably served as an escape where he could dream up a more perfect and fulfilled life. This affected his life in the way that he did not easily accept realities and made it more difficult to interact with others, making him unpopular among school groups.
3. What was the first historical event that prompted a written response from Orwell? What …show more content…
This continuous story served as literary practice that improved his descriptions and use of literary devices.
5. When he was sixteen, what kinds of novels did Orwell decide he wanted to write?
At the age of sixteen Orwell wanted to write novels that had natural and realistic portrayals of people. These he would have wanted to have gloomy or unfortunate endings but be elaborately written with flowery language.
6. What are the four reasons Orwell lists for writing? Do any of these resonate with why you write? What about with how you express yourself in other ways, through art, music, blogging, texting, or talking with your friends?
Orwell lists the four reasons for writing as being due to, “sheer egoism… aesthetic enthusiasm… historical impulse… [and] political purpose” (Orwell). He also argues that these motives are for all serious writers but can be found in varying degrees, and as a student I find the motives of egoism and political purpose to be especially true. Most people, if not everyone, wishes to be seen as skillful. They want to be remembered as a bright person and recognized for what they believe they are worth, and most desire to share their political opinions and general ideologies and have others agree with them. This is why it is said that there are multiple faces that one shows depending on who they are surrounded by because when expressing themselves in a basic way such as talking or texting, people have simple motives that they keep in