Q: Why does Orwell write?
A: He writes because of his sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm and historical impulse!
It says that he never cared for political purpose, but he did attempt to write several pieces of literature inspired by political purpose.
Q: Why do you write?
A: I think I write because of aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and also to vent. I like writing about nature and I like finding out answers/truths; this led me to believe that I write because of aesthetic enthusiasm and historical impulse. I also noticed that I write well when I am full of anger, sadness, happiness, etc. which leads me to believe that I also write to vent and show my feelings.
Q: What did you learn about writing?
A: Writing is hard. You have to be extremely descriptive and sometimes it isn't enjoyable. I also learned that it takes practice and hard work to become excellent at writing.
Q: What did you find most interesting about the piece?
A: I found the story of his life to be the most interesting. It seems that Orwell struggled with writing in his early years and didn't exactly love it. Who would have thought that he would later grow up and become a writer. He also say, "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness." I honestly thought that all authors really enjoyed writing books and that it was easy for them. I assumed this about Orwell because I noticed when I forcibly write without enjoyment, my pieces of writing turn out poor. Orwell wrote amazing books like Animal Farm that I enjoyed reading, so I assumed that he wrote these stories with ease and happiness.
Q: What one sentence would be best grounds for an argument? Why?
A: "All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery." I think that this was the most arguable statement in the essay because it is an opinion of Orwell. I do not believe ALL writers are vain selfish and lazy. I think that writers are definitely diligent workers because it take a lot of time, patience, and thinking to write good pieces of literature.
