Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

In "Why I Write," George Orwell expresses his belief that one who is truly meant to be a writer cannot resist the urge to write.

Which evidence from the text supports this?

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness."

" ... I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued."

"Anyone who cares to examine my work will see that even when it is downright propaganda it contains much that a full-time politician would consider irrelevant."

"One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand."

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Camille Beasley

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27 March, 05:22

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

In "Why I Write," George Orwell expresses his belief that one who is truly meant to be a writer cannot resist the urge to write.

Which evidence from the text supports this?

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness."

" ... I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued."

"Anyone who cares to examine my work will see that even when it is downright propaganda it contains much that a full-time politician would consider irrelevant."

"One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand."

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Ashton Collier · Answer 1

"One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand."

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Lyla Proctor · Answer 2

"One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand."

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