#175 Eric Blair (1903-1950) went by the pen name George Orwell. He is famous for his books Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949). Nineteen-Eighty-four examines the dangers of totalitarian rule by following the experiences of the main character Winston Smith. Smith has a low-ranking job altering historical records to fit the government’s official narrative. In the beginning, Winston grows toContinue reading “THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH”