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DrQuestDFA t1_it8f2lo wrote

Reply to comment by SBR404 in Does 1984 ever dive into how the Party took control over Oceania? [no direct spoilers please] by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS

And really the “How” wasn’t important to Orwell. The fact that Oceania and The Party exist is all that is necessary for him to explore the themes he wanted to. Knowing how it all came about would dilute the story and message.

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NonEuclidianMeatloaf t1_it8s5kq wrote

The how CAN be important to Orwell. That’s exactly what Animal Farm is about; he literally looked at the current state of Stalinism, looked at the revolution and Leninism, and said “how did we get here? I’ll write that story, but about animals!”

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DrQuestDFA t1_it8timg wrote

Sorry, I should have been more precise with my language. The “how” wasn’t important for “1984”. You are absolutely right about it being very important for “Animal Farm”.

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