George Orwell predicted 1984... he also predicted ME
George Orwell is known for quite accurately predicting the future
(like in "1984") and quite accurately (albeit allegorically) describing the past and present ("Animal Farm"), and so it should come as no surprise at all that he predicted me.
That's right, Me. He did it in his book, "Down and Out in Paris", with the character named Henri. Sound familiar? That's because my name is Henry. But it gets even more uncanny. I'll let you judge for yourself. Was George Orwell a psychic? I think the magic eightball is nodding and giving a thumb's up to that one!
"Or there was Henri, who worked in the sewers. He was a tall,
melancholy man with curly hair, rather romantic-looking in his long,
sewer-man's boots. Henri's peculiarity was that he did not speak,
except for the purposes of work, literally for days together. Only
a year before he had been a chauffeur in good employ and saving
money. One day he fell in love, and when the girl refused him he
lost his temper and kicked her. On being kicked the girl fell
desperately in love with Henri, and for a fortnight they lived
together and spent a thousand francs of Henri's money. Then the
girl was unfaithful; Henri planted a knife in her upper arm and was
sent to prison for six months. As soon as she had been stabbed the
girl fell more in love with Henri than ever, and the two made up
their quarrel and agreed that when Henri came out of jail he should buy a taxi and they would marry and settle down. But a fortnight later the girl was
unfaithful again, and when Henri came out she was with child. Henri
did not stab her again. He drew out all his savings and went on a
drinking-bout that ended in another month's imprisonment; after that
he went to work in the sewers. Nothing would induce Henri to talk.
If you asked him why he worked in the sewers he never answered, but
simply crossed his wrists to signify handcuffs, and jerked his head
southward, towards the prison. Bad luck seemed to have turned him
half-witted in a single day."
(like in "1984") and quite accurately (albeit allegorically) describing the past and present ("Animal Farm"), and so it should come as no surprise at all that he predicted me.
That's right, Me. He did it in his book, "Down and Out in Paris", with the character named Henri. Sound familiar? That's because my name is Henry. But it gets even more uncanny. I'll let you judge for yourself. Was George Orwell a psychic? I think the magic eightball is nodding and giving a thumb's up to that one!
"Or there was Henri, who worked in the sewers. He was a tall,
melancholy man with curly hair, rather romantic-looking in his long,
sewer-man's boots. Henri's peculiarity was that he did not speak,
except for the purposes of work, literally for days together. Only
a year before he had been a chauffeur in good employ and saving
money. One day he fell in love, and when the girl refused him he
lost his temper and kicked her. On being kicked the girl fell
desperately in love with Henri, and for a fortnight they lived
together and spent a thousand francs of Henri's money. Then the
girl was unfaithful; Henri planted a knife in her upper arm and was
sent to prison for six months. As soon as she had been stabbed the
girl fell more in love with Henri than ever, and the two made up
their quarrel and agreed that when Henri came out of jail he should buy a taxi and they would marry and settle down. But a fortnight later the girl was
unfaithful again, and when Henri came out she was with child. Henri
did not stab her again. He drew out all his savings and went on a
drinking-bout that ended in another month's imprisonment; after that
he went to work in the sewers. Nothing would induce Henri to talk.
If you asked him why he worked in the sewers he never answered, but
simply crossed his wrists to signify handcuffs, and jerked his head
southward, towards the prison. Bad luck seemed to have turned him
half-witted in a single day."
