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As I  normally do after completing a particularly interesting or symbolic novel, I checked a bit more about Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution and find that it evidently follows reality quite closely in historical context.  Of course, Orwell has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Perhaps it is because I have not studied Communism and do not well know its history, though I would accept that Orwell’s novel is a sad satire of this political state, as evidenced by the "comrade" designation that the animals … Continue reading → Continue reading →

George Orwell’s 1984 was intense.  Animal Farm is also a statement on politics and society as the beasts of burden on the Jones’ farm rebel and chase off the owners and their hired help, inspired by the words of an … Continue reading → Continue reading →