George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic.
Biography
Early life
Eric Arthur Blair was born on 25 June 1903, in Motihari, British India to Richard Walmesley Blair and Ida Mabel Blair (née Limouzin). He experienced the colonial environment firsthand as his father served as a civil servant. His early education took place in England, where he earned a scholarship to attend Eton College. This formative period in England contributed to his growing awareness of social inequalities.[1]
Military career
In May 1937, Eric was part of the Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM) based in Barcelona, having arrived from England in April. While on the streets, he encountered the Spanish Assassin Ignacio Cardona, who was looking for weapons for his Assassin cell. Eric greeted the Assassin, telling him that he had several black market contacts that might have the weapons he wanted.[2]
As both Eric and Ignacio were in one of the black market shops, they heard gunshots and ran outside to investigate. Eric was informed by one of his comrades that the government had seized control of the telephone exchange building. Before Eric could ask Ignacio to help him, he had already ran off to investigate the conflict.[2]
Literary career
In August 1945, under his pen name of George Orwell, he published Animal Farm, an allegorical novella that satirized the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union, it portrayed political corruption through a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer.[3]
Later life
During his two marriages, Eileen O'Shaughnessy and Sonia Brownell, Eric never had any biological children, instead adopting Richard with his first wife Eileen. He passed away on 21 January 1950 in London, and was laid to rest within All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay.[1]
Legacy
In October 2016, the Inner Santcum Templar Simon Hathaway, likened his recent ostracization from his fellow peers to a quote from Orwell's Animal Farm, "Some animals are more equal than others."[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Heresy (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Uprising (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
George Orwell on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Issue #06
- ↑ Animal Farm on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 24
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