By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Why I Write’ is an essay by George Orwell, published in 1946 after the publication of his novella Animal Farm and before he wrote his final novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. The essay is an insightful piece of memoir about Orwell’s early years and how he developed as a writer, from … Continue reading A Summary and Analysis of George Orwell’s ‘Why I Write’