Political corruption and dissatisfaction affected many people in the early 20th century; especially the prolific writer George Orwell. George Orwell's 1984 works, Animal Farm and Burmese Days, through their ubiquitous use of striking imagery, extreme totalitarianism and crude diction, warn of the dangers of ambitious figures, corrupt government control and the recurrence of vicious tyrannies, reflecting at the same time impressionable events in his life. Born on 25 June 1903 to parents Richard Walmesley Blair and Ida Mabel, "George Orwell" was born Eric Arthur Blair in Motihari, Bengal, India (Merriman, "George Orwell"). Orwell referred to his own family as members of the “lower middle class” in his 1933 book The Road to Wigan Pier; this definition means that although his family were literally members of the middle class, their atmosphere was that of “impoverished snobbery” (Merriman; “George Orwell,” Biography.com). The class into which Blair was born was called “sahib” by the Indians (“George Orwell,” Biography.com). The year after his birth, Blair moved with his mother to England, where he grew up with his sisters Marjorie and then Avril until his father returned in 1912 (Merriman, “George Orwell”). He began his education at the age of five at an Anglican parochial school in Henley – on – Thomas; he started at St. Cyprian's School in Sussex two years later, at the age of 7 (Merriman, “George Orwell”). The common use of corporal punishment in English schools of the time leads one to believe that Blair, subjected to this abuse of power, may have come to despise and resent the exercise of authority (Merriman, "George Orwell"). His first work, published while Blair was studying at St. Cyprian sc...... middle of paper ......l Farm." Book reviews on Nabou.com. Nabou.com, Inc. Web. 3 April 2011.Lawrimore, Peyton. “George Orwell: 1984.” World and I. 10.6. (June 1995): 415. Viewpoint Reference Center. EBSCOhost, Tennessee Electronic Library, TN , Inc. 2006. Web. 30 March 2011. Orwell, George. 1984. New York: Penguin, 1950. Print. Orwell, George. New York: Penguin, 1956. Print. Orwell, George. Orlando: Harcourt Books, 1934. Print. Theme used in Burmese Days is *****Pritchett, VS “The Most Honest Writer Living.” Between 1984 and Brave New World: a long way from Orwell's socialism." Finlay Publisher. September 2008. Web. 3 April 2011.