Out of these flames of war arose several huge Political systems that bestrode the globe. ... After seeing their struggles, he began to take an active political part, and when the Spanish Civil War he joined Ernet Hemingway and others in going to Spain to take part. ... There he wrote the book, Homage to Catalonia, describing his experiences in the war and his reactions to the soviet betrayal. Shortly after the Second World War broke out, and Orwell signed up to fight but was judged unfit to serve, so he joined the BBC and worked in the Indian section as well as serving in the home guard. ...

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• Grade Level: High School