George Orwell

"Let’s end here as Orwell does: first with his self-deprecating (and oh-so-British) claim that this is but “a fairly trivial story” and his acknowledgment that he has experienced no more than “the fringe of poverty,” and then, casting off his beggar’s cloak, a call to arms:

I shall never again think that all tramps are drunken scoundrels, nor expect a beggar to be grateful when I give him a penny, nor be surprised if men out of work lack energy, nor subscribe to the Salvation Army, nor pawn my clothes, nor refuse a handbill, nor enjoy a meal at a smart restaurant. That is a beginning."

In class today we read a story by George Orwell called "Down and Out in Paris and London". George Orwell was a famous author back in the days, and he has written a lot of books. (Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four). the reason why I quoted the sentences above, is because George lived like a tramp for some time to have a better understanding of what it's like not having a home. he wore dirty clothes, didn't eat and went to the Salvation Army like the rest of the tramps in his area. this made his story very realistic, so the book got great reviews.