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Why I Write, By George Orwell And James Baldwin

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“Writers aren’t exactly people… they’re a whole bunch of people trying to be one person.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald. Throughout our lives, we have all established a writing theory. That theory shapes our practices and expectations as writers and anything similar. Why do we write? Do we do it as a gratifying interest or is it a replacement for the emptiness or loneliness we feel? Everyone has a story to be told, but we all go about it in a different way or form just like two very well-known authors, George Orwell and James Baldwin. In the essay from “Why I Write” by George Orwell, the author presents his personal journey to becoming a writer. He also explores the reasons for why writers write and what they write. In addition, in the essay from “The Creative Process” by James Baldwin, the author presents writers in today’s society. Showcasing the …show more content…

In paragraph 25, “What I have most wanted to do throughout the past ten years is to make political writing into an art.” From this quote, he then shows the readers that he is credible because he has been writing for so long hence the “past ten years”. Through his credibility, Orwell establishes logos by explaining his reasons for becoming a writer. In paragraph 1, “Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to abandon this idea… I was outraging my true nature and that sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books.” In paragraph 3, “throughout this time I did in a sense engage in literary activities.” “Apart from school work, I wrote vers d’occasion, semi-comic poems…” Through this, we not only learn that he wanted to become a writer to share his life experiences but to also develop his writing style. In addition, we can also infer that Orwell found a sense of comfort through writing because of his earlier works and participation in literary

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