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Gopher:
allegedly basing the character of Julia on a woman he tried to rape
It’s probably important to note that the allegation of rape was made by a third party who wasn’t even born when it would have happened, and spoke about it publicly for the first time 86 years later after it allegedly occured and ~14 years after the alleged victim died.
I’m not saying that means it didn’t happen, I just would be careful with your wording. Your statement reads like you’re saying “he attempted to rape a woman, who he then allegedly based Julia on”, rather than “he may have based Julia on a woman he was alleged to have tried to rape”. And while I definitely wouldn’t try and say it didn’t happen with any degree of certainty, we should also be careful about claiming it did with any degree of certainty.
I also have never heard anything about the idea Julia was based on her, and can’t find any reliable information about this claim. It seems like something someone who knew neither Orwell nor the alleged victim would have come up with, and I’m not sure it should be given any weight.
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