Orwell remains in Paris and London among the poor so that he might tell their story with authenticity and authority. He notes that he is less desperate than the men with whom he keeps company. Orwell, an aristocrat by birth, refers to this life as “the suburbs” of poverty. On top of all this, if something bad happens to him (e.g., illness), then he will be ruined because his income isn’t enough for anything else than basic necessities such as food and shelter. He has bread and margarine for breakfast however, there are many other nutritious options in shops which tempt him to buy them instead of his usual meal. For example, he buys milk but the bug ruins it before he can drink it. He finds it hard to live frugally, without spending too much money.
Orwell discovers that life on six francs a day is very difficult. This experience makes him realize that he has become poor and will be even poorer if he doesn’t get some more money soon. He’s down to his last few hundred francs when he gets robbed of the rest of his money by someone who broke into his room. George Orwell, a young man in Paris, is living in an old and run-down hotel.
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