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Orwell in the Spanish Civil War

Caitlyn Hillis

Updated Sept. 27, 2013

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Orwell in the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

War

1931- The Spanish Monarchy was overthrow by a republican government
Country divided into Socialist left and Conservative right
1936- the Left won majority in the elections and the right was extremely mad
The right decided to overthrow the government and war broke out
Nationalists got leaders (Mussolini, Hitler) to side with them
Franco and Nationalists won the war and Franco became a dictator of Spain until he died in 1975

Works cited

Brunsdale, Mitzi. Student Companion to George Orwell. Westport,

CT: Greenwood,2000. Print.

Ferrell, Keith. George Orwell, the Political Pen. New York: M.

Evans, 1985. Print.

"George Orwell Is Shot by Fascist Sniper in the Spanish Civil War."

George Orwell Is Shot by Fascist Sniper in the Spanish Civil

War. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013.

Orwell, George. "George Orwell: Looking Back on the Spanish

War." : Looking Back on the Spanish War. N.p., 30 Aug. 2013.

Web. 27 Sept. 2013.

"Spanish Civil War Breaks out." History.com. A&E Television \

Networks, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.

Williams, Raymond. George Orwell: A Collection of Critical Essays.

Englewood Cliffs:N.J., 1974. Print.

Influences

Orwell's Involvement in the Army

First a die hard communist until he met John McNair and experienced the totalitarian government
Gained a strong sense of Nationalism and fought against fascism and any oppressive rule
The main ideas shown in the “all seeing government”, poster, extreme right-wing fascism in 1984

Quickly became a corporal due to previous experience with police training and Cadet Corps
Began fighting for the Socialists in January 1937 but was shot in the throat by a sniper in May of the same year, forcing him to leave the army
Orwell began to see the mistrust in the republican cause and people began questioning his loyalty because he was a part of a Marxist group (called POUM)
Him and his wife left Spain in July 1937

Writing

1984 showed hatred for totalitarian government
influenced greatly by John McNair of the ILP and writing expressed that
Homage to Catalonia is an example of his writing about betrayal
He dealt with Fascism in 1984 with strong motifs

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