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George Orwell details his journey to become the best writer. In the book, the writer narrates how loneliness and lack of fatherly support created a desire and made him have the passion to write books. In this book, the writer complains that his father mostly abandoned him and that he couldn’t see him until he was 8 years old. During this time, the writer notes that it is during this loneliness that he developed ideas and became like ‘Robinhood’ and became an expert in writing (Orwell, 1946). In this book, I find it ironic how the writer complains. He states, “I developed disagreeable mannerisms which made me unpopular through my schooldays.” However, I believe that as a writer, there are various experiences that can shape your destiny of becoming a writer. In most cases, most people who experience challenges or problems are often best positioned to translate their experiences into writing. Contrary to Gorge Orwell’s complaints, I believe that being abandoned by his father, gave him a better environment to focus on the ideas that he could write about.

On the other hand, I also find it ironic how the writer tried to run away from his passion. In the book, Gorge Orwell notes that between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four, the writer tried to abandon the idea of becoming a writer. Even though deep down he knew he was escaping his true nature of becoming a writer and that eventually he would start writing, he still decided to abandon his purpose. On the other hand, Gorge Orwell was also writing books without much pleasure. On page 2, the writer states that “there was much-to-made order which I produced quickly and without much pleasure to myself.” I find this statement to be ironic. In my view, I believe that writers should always be passionate about their work despite the challenges it comes with it. His statement is quite discouraging to other people who are also dreaming of becoming writers in the future. In his book, it is expected that Gorge Orwell can give positive reviews and nurture the attitudes of people who wish to become future writers. Therefore, I believe that his statements contradict the work that he is passionate about. I believe Gorge Orwell should enjoy his work to produce better writings and be a mentor to potential writers.

On the other hand, I agree with the writer on various factors that helped him revive his writing career. I believe that writers also need some form of motivation or inspiration to effectively work on their books. George Orwell states, “When I was sixteen, I suddenly discovered the joy of mere words from the paradise lost.” The writer was inspired after reading the ‘lost paradise’ poem. I also believe that some young writers are also inspired by Gorge Orwell’s books and this is what all writers need in their work. Sometimes, the work of writers may become difficult due to inexperience, lack of motivation and inspiration, and negative influence from external factors such as family. However, they often require a single motivation that can help them revive their career or improve their work. Moreover, I also congratulate the writer for being firm on the kind of books that he needed to write. I believe that this is the best advice and lesson that young writers need to learn. You need to pick one side and focus on it in order to become successful. Focusing on one side allows one to effectively work on it with less or no competition from other sides. In the second paragraph, the writer states, “so it’s clear what kind of books I wanted to write, enormous naturalistic novels with unhappy endings; full of detailed descriptions and arresting smiles and also full of purple messages in which words were used partly for the sake of their own sound.” Therefore, I believe that the writer’s strong stance on what he wanted to write about was crucial for his development. Writers need to focus on their strong areas, whether political works, social novels, stories, or educational books as Gorge Orwell did. 

I also agree with Gorge Orwell when he states that he gave all his background information because he believed that one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something about his early development. He further states that the subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in (Orwell, 1946). In my view, the majority of writers often write their books based on the challenges they faced or faced in their childhood years. For example, most black American Authors such as James Baldwin write about racial discrimination because it is one of the challenges they encountered when they grew up. Therefore, I agree that young and upcoming writers’ should also assess their backgrounds in order to get better ideas to write on. Moreover, assessing and writing about one’s background is crucial in helping a writer to have excellent ideas that motivate and educate society.

Moreover, the writer is also clear on what most writers need to embrace. Writers should always be truthful and should expose what their mind wants to. In the third paragraph, Gorge Orwell states, “when I sit down to write a book, I write because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact I want to draw attention to and my initial concern is to get a hearing.” Gorge Orwell is clear that writers need to explore society and evaluate the challenges and the rot that exists in society. It should be the starting point that most writers need to focus on in order to write good books. In summary, the writer highlights the challenges that he faced as a writer. However, Gorge Orwell also gives a detailed analysis of how he overcomes the challenges by being resilient and getting inspiration from other writers. He encourages the authors to focus on their background, chose the area they wish to focus and also explore the environment for good ideas if they wish to become good writers.

Generally, in Orwell's essay, he utilizes rhetorical appeals as a form of persuading the audience. Ethos is evident from the fact that George Orwell is a prestigious writer known by a lot of people. This is the main reason why his writing concerning the writer's intentions can be regarded as viable. In addition, George differentiates journalists from “serious writers” and their intentions, as a way of supporting the validity of his statement. Pathos is evident from the clear representations of Orwell's initial writing encounters and emotional appeal presented in the opening lines of his writing whereby he indicates, "from a very early age… I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer". Orwell adds to this by indicating the fact that writing has its challenges, which paints a "horrible" and "exhausting" perception of writing to the audience which resembles a painful illness. Orwell also uses logos to present his considerations with meaningful reasoning. He indicates that a writer's background information is significant in providing a complex picture of their development. He also depicts autobiographical situations that directly impact his writing on democratic socialism.

Reference

Orwell, G. (1946). Why I write. Available at: https://srjcstaff.santarosa.edu/~mheydon/whywriteD.pdf