George Orwell, born as Eric Arthur Blair, was born in British India in 1903. When Orwell was one year old, his mother moved him away with her older sister in England. , where about four years later he attended a private school in which he learned the English class system. This school, a Roman Catholic convent, was run by recently exiled French nuns. Although Orwell's mother wanted her children to grow up and learn in a public school, the family could not afford the tuition. The only option for Orwell was to obtain a scholarship in order to pay the fees. Orwell not only entered competitions, but the school principal made a private agreement with her mother that she would only have to pay half of the normal tuition fees. Orwell studied at Eton until he could pass the entrance exam, and it was there that he became very opinionated on the subject and attempted to make a career in teaching and writing also on his political opinions. George Orwell also lived a certain lifestyle that contributed to his political and social views. He began serving others in hopes of lessening the guilt he felt about his character and what he was becoming. It was by “immersing himself in the lives of the poor and excluded of Europe” that he thought he could achieve this (George Orwell 7). These experiences allowed Orwell to come up with ideas for books to write that would not only become well-known books later, but he would also write to get his thoughts out of his head. George Orwell began teaching at an all-boys school at The Hawthorns High School in west London. While teaching here he was waiting for his first book to be published,......middle of the paper......Stalin betrayed the Allies by invading the Germans, then the Allies were forced to join Stalin, in order to defeat Hitler. George Orwell lived a life full of hardship and defeat, but he managed to maintain the strength to get through the tough times and make the most of what he was given. Orwell is a well-known author around the world today and his book, Animal Farm, is even read in high schools, even though it was initially banned when it was first published. Works Cited “George Orwell”. Britannica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2014. Web. March 14, 2014. “Historical Context: Animal Farm. » EXPLORE novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Internet. March 9, 2014. “Orwell, George.” Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature. Flight. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 1183-1187. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. March 9. 2014.