Essay Archive - Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
George Orwell expresses a feeling of alienation throughout "Such, Such
Were the Joys...." He casts himself as a misfit, unable to understand his peers,
the authorities placed over him, and the laws that govern his existence. Orwell
writes, “The good and the possible never seemed to coincide” (37). Though he
shows his ability to enumerate what is “good,” he resigns himself to a
predestined state; uncertain of where exactly he fits in society, his attitude
is irreconcilable with wha....
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