6/23/2023 0 Comments Orwell inside the whale![]() ![]() money-worship, Imperialism, etc.), Orwell claims that Miller’s passive attitude is “justified” (137). Despite the fact that his own work is largely political and often focuses on urgent problems (i.e. Orwell’s Socialism is explicated in both the second half of The Road to Wigan Pier as well as in his essay “Why I Write,” both of which we looked at in class today.įinally, Orwell identifies a “new school” (129) of literature in the work of Henry Miller, specifically one defined by passivity and acceptance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Orwell, like the writers of the 1930s, was not politically indifferent, but he favored Socialism rather than Communism. In order to elucidate his pessimistic, political, and concerned style, I briefly discussed his books Down and Out in Paris and London, Burmese Days, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and The Road to Wigan Pier.Īnthony discussed the writers of the 1930s, who, according to Orwell, have a more serious purpose, left-leaning tendencies, and most especially a fascination with Communism. Like the writers of the 1920s, Orwell is often pessimistic in his writing, but unlike them, his work is largely concerned with politics and contemporary problems. In my section of the presentation today, I talked about Orwell’s politics and about how (or how not) he fits in to the categories of writers that he outlines in his essay “Inside the Whale.” Albert discussed the writers of the 1920s, whom Orwell characterizes as pessimistic and unconcerned with either the “urgent problems of the moment” (115) or with politics. ![]()
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