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We return to another high school classic with George Orwell’s Animal Farm! Why does this book get cited as proof that revolutions don’t work as often as the opposite? What’s all this REALLY about? And why is it taught in American high school, anyway? Let’s find out!
Warning: Contains swearing.
Some Links You Might Find Interesting:
All Propaganda is Dangerous, but Some are More Dangerous than Others: George Orwell and the Use of Literature as Propaganda by Samantha Senn
GEORGE ORWELL AND THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM: The Problem of Political Power by Lane Crothers
Revolution on Animal Farm: Orwell’s Neglected Commentary by V. C. Letemendia
Some Interpretations are More Equal Than Others: Misinterpreting George Orwell’s Animal Farm by Rebecca Herring
The Dual Purpose of “Animal Farm” by Paul Kirschner
Reputation, Canon-Formation, Pedagogy: George Orwell in the Classroom by John Rodden
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