This is something I have been wondering about: unless of course you go the silly path of the sea-mammal-that-must-not-be-mentioned or assume that he accidentally gets killed under some other circumstances, chances are that George Orwell would survive World War II even if the Axis wins. The best POD I can think of there at the moment, perhaps, is that Britain agrees to an armistice in 1940 following the Dunkirk disaster. However, you are free to chose a different scenario so long as Britain doesn't get invaded. So, here's the question for you: would Orwell write "1984" or a similar work in such an ATL? What would be different in such a work?