Book Review: The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

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Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Summary of argument..................................................................................................................1
About the author..........................................................................................................................2
Context of the book......................................................................................................................2
Summary of contents...................................................................................................................3
Methods........................................................................................................................................3
Strengths and weaknesses............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The Road to Wigan Pier is a book which was published in 1937 by George Orwell who is
a English writer. Wigan pier is an region around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan. This
region is famous all over the world due to its iconic landmark. The book is divided into two
parts, the first part describe the living condition of bleak before the World war II within the
working class in Lancashire and Yorkshire of North England in industrial region. The second
part of the book describe his middle class upbringing along with development of his political
conscience or increase questioning towards socialism. This book describe the social as well as
historical reality of depression in north England. Author does not want to show evil or injustice
society of north England. But want to reveal that he was unaware or unconscious around the
society as being from middle-class.
MAIN BODY
Summary of argument
George Orwell is an author of ' The Road to Wigan Pier'. He published his book in 1937.
the book contain two part the first of book is emphasize on working class life in bleak industrial
of west Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire. The author emphasize the living condition of
working class people because he spend his time as he also living with them. The first part of
book contain seven lesson. First lesson describe the life of Brooker family is wealthy family as
they have shop or cheap lodging house. The life of miners and their condition inside the coal
mine is describe in second lesson of book. The working condition are very poor inside the coal
mining. The next lesson describe the social situation of average miner as their hygienic or
financial conditions are explained. Apart from this, the author highlight the housing situation of
people living in industrial north of England. The unemployment rate or ugliness in industrial
north was describe in first part of the book by Orwell (Pedersen., 2022).
The second part of book, the author argument on the connection of socialism to
improving living condition. The author discussed the five main problem of misunderstanding the
socialist such as class prejudice, machine worship, crankiness, turgid language as well a failure
of basic concentration. Class prejudice is a real or non rational, the middle-class socialist do not
do any kind of favour on themselves as they pretending that it does not exist. The most socialists
feel guilt on machine worships. The author highlight that the advanced fictional method of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
THE CONTEXT OF THE BOOK...................................................................................................1
THE AUTHOR................................................................................................................................2
THE BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE................................................................................2
METHODOLOGY AND METHODS............................................................................................3
THE BOOK ITSELF.......................................................................................................................4
THE LEGACY OF THE BOOK.....................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The main purpose of this report is to provide review of book ‘The Road to Wigan Pier by
George Orwell’. This book documents authors work in his sociological investigations of the
bleak living conditions among all the working- class people living in Yorkshire and Lancashire
in the industrial north of England before World War II (Orwell, 2021). In this book review
context of the book will be provided in order to explain what the book is basically about. Then
background information of author will be provided so that people can gain understanding of
author and his work. Then in this Background and Perspective of author and his findings within
book will be explained. After this methodology and methods chosen by author for this social
research within pros and cons of chosen methods will be provided. After this, overview of book
will be provided and explanation of legacy of the book will also be evaluated. Lastly book
review will be concluded by summing up main points of the report. Method of investigation that
will be used for reviewing this book is literature review in which overview of the book will be
provided, authors points of view will be provided and evaluated as well.
THE CONTEXT OF THE BOOK
This book was published in 1937 as Left Book Club selection and a cloth bound trade
edition. 1919 to 1939 was known as interwar period of Britain in which relative stability of
Britain was not stable. Britain was affected severely due to great depression both economically
and politically. Its social and cultural effects were no less staggering as economy of every
country as affected unemployment was increasing. Every country in the world was affected due
to this. Similar social situation was explained in book The Road to Wigan Pie by George Orwell.
This study explained and studied unemployment in the depressed areas of the north of England
and explained what he had witnessed. He has further explained national unemployment workers
movement by explaining housing conditions, effects of poverty, malnutrition and unemployment
on the lives of ordinary people. Providing explanation of living conditions among all the
working- class people living in Yorkshire and Lancashire in the industrial north of England
before World War II was one o the main genre of author (Orwell, 2021). He had not only
focused upon explaining living conditions of people, but also explained ways in which
unemployment affected living condition of people of Yorkshire and Lancashire of England
before World War II.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
Context of the book...........................................................................................................................3
The author.........................................................................................................................................4
The background and perspective.......................................................................................................4
Methodology and methods...............................................................................................................5
The book itself...................................................................................................................................6
The legacy of book.............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Book review is a process that is about to provide a review and projection about a
certain academic writing. Book review is a is to provide reader of the book some level of
guidance about the quality of book, the concept of which entire book is based on, the reason
behind writing the whole book, what are the perception author has created in against to
written down the entire book, aim of the book and so many aspects that are highlighted in
against to the book review. All areas of book start with the begining of the book and end up
wuith the completition of the book is reviewd under this process. This project would cover up
the book review practice on The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell book in context to its
formulation. Hence, this report will cover the context of book, reason behind writing the
entire book and all other elements associated with the book. In this book review project
context of the book will be discussed. The time book was written what was like social,
political and cultural term in that era. Background information about the author of the book
will also provide under this project. Background information over the book will also provide
in this project. Methodology and methods used under the book would also highlight under
this project. Furthermore, project will discuss the book itself that would comprises with the
facts like overview of the book, theme related information, issues and arguments raised in
book and all other details will highlight under this project. Legacy of the book is also a part
of this project. Investigation would conduct based on secondary technique so that more
conclusive information can include under the whole study.
Context of the book
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell book was written in the year 1937. This
time was very crucial as the people were very much aware about the books in that era. In
term of social environment the book could receive a very bright response as the people were
interested in the book. The social terms were very bright as people all across the globe has
always been keen towards reading different books and the new book is already under the
centre of the talk of people. The social condition at that time was not so bright in perspect to
the scholar. As author focused to showcase the livelyhood of poor people that obvious the
fact that the life style and social aspect was not so bright for the respective people. These
people face daily challenges of meeting up the financial rtequirements that could only allow
suhc people to explore dark side of social situation. Political situation was also favourable for
the reader and the authors to publish the books (Fox, 2017). During the time of 1930s
political situation was also suffering with allow of hustle. Political instability was also a part

BOOK REVIEW

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................3
Context of the book..............................................................................................................................3
The author............................................................................................................................................4
The background and perspective.........................................................................................................4
Methodology and methods...................................................................................................................5
The book itself.....................................................................................................................................6
The legacy of book..............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Book review is a process that is about to provide a review and projection about a
certain academic writing. The entire process of book review is to provide reader of the book
some level of guidance about the quality of book, the concept of which entire book is based
on, the reason behind writing the whole book, what are the perception author has created in
against to written down the entire book, aim of the book and so many aspects that are
highlighted in against to the book review. The process of book review is very strategic and
analytical. The aim of the entire practice is to analysis the basic fundamental and reasons
behind writing down the whole book. This book review is based on The Road to Wigan Pier
by George Orwell book in context to its formulation. The entire project will discuss about the
context of book, reason behind writing the entire book and all other elements associated with
the book. In this book review project context of the book will be discussed. The time book
was written what was like social, political and cultural term in that era. Background
information about the author of the book will also provide under this project. Background
information over the book will also provide in this project. Methodology and methods used
under the book would also highlight under this project. Furthermore, project will discuss the
book itself that would comprises with the facts like overview of the book, theme related
information, issues and arguments raised in book and all other details will highlight under
this project. Legacy of the book is also a part of this project.
Context of the book
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell book was written in the year 1937. This
time was very crucial as the people were very much aware about the books in that era. In
term of social environment the book could receive a very bright response as the people were
interested in the book. The social terms were very bright as people all across the globe has
always been keen towards reading different books and the new book is already under the
centre of the talk of people. The society is always been well aware about all the new
published books and people in developed countries have always tried to initiate all the efforts
in reading of all the new published books. Political situation was also favourable for the
reader and the authors to publish the books (Fox, 2017). Books been written from many
centuries that itself indicate a fact that people all across the world like to read books and
explore the level of understanding with support of the books and academic presentation.
Cultural term were also very good in that time. At some level of political instability could be
seen in that era that could also somehow influenced the overall response book could have