Books versus cigarettes - George Orwell

Today, after 70 years of George Orwell's death, we feel as if he is writing about our current situation. George Orwell takes us in his articles to discover his experiences and theories that he highlighted in his society and our world through publishing those articles, which document the political periods and authoritarian conflicts at that time in England. Orwell's focus is on the marginalized and impoverished classes in society, as he was a socialist writer. In the article "How the Poor Die," Orwell documents the suffering manifested by the absence of social justice and care, making the bodies of the poor a study subject for medical students. Orwell says, "The poor person who had gone out like the end of a candle was not important enough to have someone beside him at the time of his death. He was barely a number, aside from being a 'study material' for students' scalpels and the infamous fame of dying in such a place." So, in a horrible capitalist system, the only thing the poor have left is to accept submission and exploitation. Orwell, who dedicated his writings to criticizing a better future, does not only observe what happens around him but also predicts theories for the entire world. He wrote about the philosophy of new wars, which no longer only concern land annexation and expansion but also the reduction of justice, spread of inequality, hatred, and moral and spiritual oppression of individuals. Orwell suffered from publishers because he was a socialist writer and also faced difficulties from communist cultural institutions due to his stance on the Spanish Civil War and his criticisms of Stalin at that time. His theories and criticisms included simplifying language to write clear and understandable articles without the need for depth and reduction, which leads to their awkwardness, superficiality, and loss of their intended purpose. This is what Orwell loved about clear and straightforward language. Second Edition | 2019 Cover type: Regular paperback Size: 21 × 14