Question

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

In “Why I Write,” George Orwell believes there are universal motivations for writing.

Which evidence from the text supports this idea?


"All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery."

"It raises problems of construction and of language, and it raises in a new way the problem of truthfulness."

"I will only say that of late years I have tried to write less picturesquely and more exactly."

"Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose."

Answer 1

D) "Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose."

Answer 2

Answer:

"Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose."

Explanation:

This is most likely the sentence that provides evidence of the fact that Orwell believes there are universal motivations for writing. In this sentence, Orwell tells us that people who write usually have four main motives to do so. This implies that he believes all writers are likely to share these motivations. Therefore, if all writers share these reasons, then they are universal.