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NonEuclidianMeatloaf t1_it8s5kq wrote

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

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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