O.G.

Orwell, George, that is. Yesterday marked the passing of one of the most notable writers of the century. George Orwell, the pseudonym adopted by Eric Arthur Blair, is best known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949) though he published a number of other novels and essays which were not quite as widely received as the aforementioned. His staunch disapproval of authoritarian government remained a central theme behind his works. Chances are you're at least vaguely familiar with the novella Animal Farm, a less than subtle satire of Stalin's regime and the Soviet Union (by way of the animal allegory). 1984 tells of a dystopia in the land of Oceania whereby an oligarchical government system controls the society through constant invasive surveillance, heavily produced propaganda, and manipulative war schemes. With the provocative implications of these works as well as the timeless application to society, Orwell has left a legacy in literary world with his deeply philosophical political commentaries. For this we shall always remember him as the real O,G

**I'd like to dedicate this post to all the amazing teachers I've had K-12....I know you're there and you know who you are :)