The Views Of George Orwell's Animal Farm By George Orwell

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25th, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India, was an English Author, Journalist, and Critic. Orwell was the author of some of the most popular works of fiction in the 20th century, such as his novels Animal Farm published in 1945, and 1984 published in 1949. In his early life, Orwell lived in India as his father was a British Civil servant, stationed in India at the time of Orwell's birth. However, after about a year and a half, Orwell’s mom moved him and his older sister to England where they settled in Henley-on-Thames. Orwell’s father stayed in India, resulting in Orwell being very distant from his father as Orwell believed he was too dull and conservative. As a child, Orwell was frequently sick, often
The world in which the main character, Winston Smith, is living in is run by a totalitarian government, where the citizens of Oceania are stripped of their rights and freedoms when compared to the rights Americans have today. On page 231, Winston says “To die hating them, that was freedom” which further suggests that the only type of freedom anyone living in the world of 1984 had was their own personal thoughts. The citizens living in fictional Oceania have their identity taken away and are not allowed to possess their own firearms, as they could be used for rebellion, assurances of privacy, preventing the governed from plotting to act against the government, expressing free speech or religion, or protesting for what they believe is right and just. The lack of freedom of speech in 1984 is why Emmanuel Goldstein was so infamous in the Oceanic community, as he turned on the teachings of Big Brother and supposedly founded The Brotherhood rebellion, which is something the citizens of Oceania are not able to comprehend. Being able to truly express who one is and to have individuality, different thoughts, personal beliefs and unique day to day lives is a key part of having an identity. The aspect of humanity is also a topic in the book 1984. Depending on the person, many believe that the definition of humanity is being capable to have complex thoughts which are something not associated with the characters in 1984. The government of Oceania has all its citizens brainwashed and in a robot-like state where they do and believe everything they are