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LETIERS TO THE EDITOR
50th Annive r s a ry
Your February 50th
we are right now living in an
article, for he states, and l
1 just received your 50th
anniversary issue is interesting, Orwellian age sobers my
quote: "Orwell was born in
anniversary issue of
The Plain
bringing back sorne of tbe
thoughts.
the Third World. He was
Truth.
1 agree with you that
old and updating with the
DuWayne E. Ready
reared in poverty." This is
the world has taken God out
new.
Prairie Village, Kansas
utterly ridiculous. George
of the picture. God has sadly
1 have been reading your
Orwell, born Eric Arthur
become just a word to so
public.ation on and off for
l f the eminent British
Blair, was born in India in
many people. We have
sorne 30 years. 1 especially
novelist and social eritic
1903, of Eng.lish parents, and
changed his rules to fit our
loathe the frequent use of
George Orwell ("ls a New
moved to Henley-on-Thames
own way of life. lt makes me
italics as though the reader
Dark Age Coming?", J anuary
outside London a year later .
shout with joy when 1 realize
would not otherwise be able to
1984) were alive today, he
He attended Eton, where only
that .lesus will soon be coming
get the proper meaning. Why
would point to the alarming
the sons of wealthy and the
to make this wor ld into the
can't the material be presented
number of abortions as a
aristocracy go.
kind of world he wanted it to
more interestingly? This
tragic sign that "1 984"
De.rek
C.
Freer
be. Keep publishing your
tribute to Mr. Armstrong is
already has arrived.
For t Wa lton Beach, Florida
magazine, because it is a
no doubt well deserved, but 1
George Comstock, the hero
light in this darkened
know that no reader will alter
of Orwell's novel,
Keep the
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Orwe/J (née Blair) was
world.
the founder's style.
Aspidistra Flying,
born in 1903 at Motihari,
Lynda Wrieden
1 am sure that many letters
impregnates his lover, and
Bengal. His Jather was a
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
about this issue will be
after learning that she is
minor
official in the lndian
glowing compliments, and they carrying his baby, engages her
civil service. his mother the
1 just finishcd reading the
will be deservedly so, but 1
in a conversation regarding
daughter of an unsuccessful
article "Ovcr 50 Ycars of
have written one which will
what thcy should do. After his
teak merchant in
New Morality; Whcre Has lt
perhaps raise a question or
lover begins talking about
Burma.
Brought Us?" 1
had
to write
two which could be useful as
money for an abortion,
The
Encyclopaedia
and commcnt.
you work toward your next 50
Comstock suddenly begins to
Britannica
(15th edition)
Your articlc taught me that
ycars of publication.
undcrstand that what thcy
characterizes Orwell's parents'
thc dctcrioration of morals and
W. M. Morris
have been discussing is the
attitudes as "those of the
values in this world is
Lake Zuricb, lllinois
killing of their unborn child:
"landless generations,' as
definitely thc very "root" of
"For the first time he grasped,
Orwell later ca/Jed people
our problcms, and began way
1 just rcceived your
with the only kind of
whose pretensions to social
before 1 cvcr thought it
beautiful publication,
The
knowledge that matters, what
status had lillle relation with
did.
Plain Truth,
for the 50th
they wcre really talking about.
their income. Orwe/1 was
1 wish, so much, that 1 had
annivcrsary , and would like to
The words 'a baby' took on a
thus brought up in an
the knowledge and position to
compliment those responsible
new significance. They did not
atmosphere of impoverished
say, "Look cverybody,
wake
for designing the cover.
Jt
is
mean any longer a mere
snobbery.
..
up,"
and make them realize
very clegant. 1 also cnjoyed
abstract disaster, they
Continuing with the
what thcy are doing!
thc color photos of
mcant a bud of ftesh.... lt
Britannica
account. Orwe/1
Sometimes 1 gct upset at how
Ambassador College and am
was thc squalid detail of the
attended a preparatory
naive peoplc are, or maybe
very impressed with the size
(money) that brought it
boarding school in Sussex.
thcy just don't
care!
and beautiful grounds. All the
home."
England. "where he was
1 have two children and
studcnts should
be
proud of
Haven Bradford Gow
distinguished among the other
trying to tcach them morals
being a part of it.
Arlington Heights, nlinois
boys by his poveny and his
and values is difficult when
Wini Venable
bri/liance." lt was this same
practically cveryone else
Morebead City,
1 have, for a number of
brilliance that won Orwell a
doesn't havc any! As innocent
Nortb Carolina
years, subscri bcd to your
scholarship
to both Eton and
childrcn, thcy are inftuenced
Orwe llla n Nightmare
magazine, and when l find a
Winchester. both Jeading
easily and 1 hope and pray
story with facts tbat are so
schools in England. Orwe/1
that 1 can instil in them the
As 1 sit down to write this
blatantly untrue, the who le
chose the scho/arship to the
importance of having "morals
lcttcr , my mind whir ls with
magazine becomes suspect,
former.
and values."
thoughts gcnerated by Michael which 1 am sure is not your
Sorne erroneously thought
Kcep up thc great work
Snyder's article describing the
intention.
the article asserts Orwe/1 was
with
The Plain Truth
and 1
Orwcllian nightmare.
lt
gave
In your J anuary issue, you
reared in India.
am looking forward to more
the reasons why this book has
feature a story on page 39
issues. Thanks for being there
such a powerful impact on the
titled " ls a New Dark Age
Correctio n
with answers 1 have been
reader. 1 often wondered why
Coming?" by Micbael A.
The photo credit that appeared
searching for.
1 remembered this book while
Snyder.
on page 35 of the April issue
Karen Camp
forgetting othe rs. Now
I
1 strongly suggest that Mr.
should have read: UNDENA
Endwell, New York
know! The startling fact that
Snyder did not research his
PUB
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May 1984
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