A Collection of Essays

Today was my last day at my job. Among many other things, I received this as a gift.

dabbe Here's to the next door that opens for you. 💚🩶💚 2w

bibliothecarivs Best wishes for your next phase. I read a different collection of Orwell's essays a few years ago (Penguin Classics, edited by Bernard Crick). Of course it's always subjective, but it immediately became one of my top ten favourite books. 2w

Rome753 @bibliothecarivs Thanks! Appreciate it. I'm definitely looking forward to reading the book. I've read "1984" and "Animal Farm" before, and they're both two of my favorites. 2w

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A Collection of Essays | George Orwell

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Just read the Orwell essay 'Such, Such Were the Joys' about the horrors of attending an English boarding school before the first World War. The living conditions were deplorable, but he also talks about the importance of remembering how children see the world to put the psychological impact of the authority his teachers wielded, and other aspects of the class divide into context.
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Billypar Great essay, though weird to see 'it' used as the pronoun of choice for a child. 5y

Cinfhen That is disturbing!!! But it‘s Orwell 😉 5y

Cinfhen Vinny, I just wanted to just say how much I‘ve enjoyed your posts over the YEARS!!! I‘m stepping down from hosting the daily challenges but I‘m still here on Litsy😁My TBR thanks you for taking the journey with me ♥️ 5y

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Suet624 I‘m always surprised that adults can‘t relate to the horrors of childhood and put themselves in the child‘s situation. 5y

Billypar @Cinfhen Thanks Cindy: I've had so much fun with this challenge. It was the first activity I tried on Litsy and it was the main thing that introduced me to all the fantastic people here. I also had a great time seeing everyone in person at the Philly meet-up and co-hosting #Nofemmeber Looking forward to participating in future Litsy events with you, starting with #BelowZer00s in January! 5y

Billypar @Suet624 Definitely. Orwell describes a lot of horrific conditions, but towards the end he speculates that even if those have improved over the years, it's likely that a lot of the social aspects of exclusion and discrimination still persist. Unfortunately he's probably right for the 1950s or 2019. 5y

Suet624 Agreed. 5y

Cinfhen It‘s been a fun ride and we‘re still going strong 💪🏼 5y

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