This paper is a comparative analysis that examines how the autobiographical writing of George Orwell and Christopher Isherwood
expresses identity conflicts and anger against social
oppression. Orwell's essay "Such, Such Were the Joys," explores the violent fragmentation of identity caused by the rise of fascism in Europe, whereas Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" concentrates on how the social taboo against
homosexuality required him to lead a double life.