This is a rare piece that actually does Orwell justice. I love that you didn’t just quote Why I Write—you metabolized it. Especially that closing point about writing as an act of “asserting a vision of reality.” That’s the line that made me pause.
To add: I think many modern writers forget that Orwell saw writing not just as communication…
This is a rare piece that actually does Orwell justice. I love that you didn’t just quote Why I Write—you metabolized it. Especially that closing point about writing as an act of “asserting a vision of reality.” That’s the line that made me pause.
To add: I think many modern writers forget that Orwell saw writing not just as communication, but as resistance. In a world saturated with euphemism, vagueness, and corporate speak, to write clearly is a political act. It’s reclaiming language from those who seek to dull it. (See: Politics and the English Language—still the most useful essay I’ve ever read.)
This is a rare piece that actually does Orwell justice. I love that you didn’t just quote Why I Write—you metabolized it. Especially that closing point about writing as an act of “asserting a vision of reality.” That’s the line that made me pause.
To add: I think many modern writers forget that Orwell saw writing not just as communication, but as resistance. In a world saturated with euphemism, vagueness, and corporate speak, to write clearly is a political act. It’s reclaiming language from those who seek to dull it. (See: Politics and the English Language—still the most useful essay I’ve ever read.)