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Why does Orwell open the essay with a highly personal account of his bed-wetting incident while a student at St Cyprian’s? How does this scene establish Orwell as a reliable narrator?
The author claims that it was “impossible” to adhere to St Cyprian’s doctrine to “be at once a Christian and a social success” (391). What does Orwell mean by this?
Why does the young Orwell feel such a keen sense of hatred toward people he acknowledges as his “benefactors”? What is it about their form of charity that so enrages him?
By George Orwell
1984
1984
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A Hanging
A Hanging
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm
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Burmese Days
Burmese Days
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Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air
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Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London
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Homage To Catalonia
Homage To Catalonia
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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Politics and the English Language
Politics and the English Language
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Shooting an Elephant
Shooting an Elephant
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The Road to Wigan Pier
The Road to Wigan Pier
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Why I Write
Why I Write
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