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Anna Funder explains how the search for Eileen O’Shaughnessy, a compelling figure strangely absent from Orwell’s writing, illuminated her own life ....
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30th April 2020 by George Orwell and Fatherhood: Part One The most important influence on George Orwell was probably his father. This essay, then, explores the crucial theme of fatherhood in a number of contrasting ways. It first examines the responses of both Orwell and his contemporaries to his father. It then looks at the many fascinating representations of fathers in his novels. Orwell’s own strikingly progressive attitudes as a dad are highlighted as are, finally, the responses of his son, Richard Blair, to having the celebrated author of Nineteen Eighty-Four as a father. Richard Walmesley Blair – Long Due a Re-Assessment ....
Smiles and some tears as schools reopen By Riaan Marais, Zamandulo Malonde and Roslyn Baatjies-Klaasen - 16 February 2021 NOT TODAY: Grade R learner Avuyile Jilimba, 5, tries to return to mom Yonelisa Jilimba (in blue) on his first day at school at Mbasa Primary School in Motherwell Image: WERNER HILLS While the usual first-day fears were apparent on the faces of some pupils, it was predominately sanitising and smiles across Nelson Mandela Bay at the start of “big school” on Monday. At high schools, the majority of pupils said they were just excited to be reunited with their friends after the prolonged school holiday. ....