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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 what he knows s....
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