George Orwell, the author of "e;Nineteen Eighty-Four"e; and Animal Farm and the forerunner of anti-utopia, has always been a firm socialist in his life.This may confuse the contemporary readers who do not understand the changes in the political spectrum, but for Orwell, this is a natural choice.Down and Out in Paris and London is the first documentary work officially published by Orwell.After the complete disgust and despair of the British colonial system, Orwell's literary dream was first recognized by the literary world after several setbacks.The experience in Paris and London can be seen as a journey of repentance and redemption of Orwell for serving colonial system before.Orwell was a faithful believer in the socialist system, and perhaps Orwell's deliberate choice of wandering and poor is the test of whether he could adhere to the socialist ideal.Paris and London are the most prosperous places in the capitalist world.

The poverty and hardship at the bottom of society are shocking.The sincere attitude of Orwell to go deep into the bottom of the society and to be equal with the laboring people makes him an alternative among the British left-wing literary writers.

It is the spirit that makes the Down and Out in Paris and London reads especially real and can still resonate with readers today.