by SparkNotes and George Orwell

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic best known for his satirical fable Animal Farm and dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He was a democratic socialist who opposed totalitarianism, particularly Stalinism, and his works profoundly influenced postwar political thought. Orwell's writing often explores themes of surveillance, truth, and freedom within oppressive social environments.