Fact and Fiction: George Orwell as Writer, Reporter, and Voice of the Masses
Open Access
Author:
Decker, Emma C
Area of Honors:
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Walter Anesko, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Orwell Social Awareness
Abstract:
This thesis explores the interdependent relationship between Orwell’s fiction and nonfiction works. I will explore multiple examples of both to highlight his experience and his talent for reportage, in addition to his skill with dystopian rhetoric and outsider perspective, and how each skill builds upon and improves the other. I argue that in spite of the commercial success of his two most prominent works of fiction (Nineteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm), his nonfiction expertise is equally as important and culturally relevant. My intention is to prove that both mediums encompass similar qualities that work together to make Orwell’s work successful as a vehicle for generating social consciousness.
