And the fact that Orwell was an atheist, what does that tell you. That he wrote a book basically saying that in the end, there really is no hope, why would an atheist believe anything else?
Correct. He was pretty much on the brink of despair, and yet he felt he had to write. Even though he was an atheist he had enough humanity left in him to want to express himself honestly and well. It’s a shame that G.K. Chesterton didn’t live long enough for Orwell to know well. I think G.K. could have helped him along. Waugh was not enough.