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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
This is an example of why "influential" is a bad word for this sort of question. Or why this is just a bad question, in the "Who's better? The Stones or Beatles?" sort of way.
What has Orwell influenced? He's made people aware and vigilant, but is 1984 or Animal Farm influencing any writer? They're not terribly complex books.
I'd say his short story "A Hanging" explained more eloquently all the reasons I loathe capital punishment than I ever could. But it hasn't influenced me in any way.
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Actually, Orwell's essay on writing is absolutely mandatory for anyone who would make their living by their words. It may not be as pithy or as well-known as
Elements of Style but it's part of the writer's canon in contrast to Strunk and White's popularity with high school english teachers.
