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I didn't like animal farm that much (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by cinoreus@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world
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My biggest complaint was how thin the allegory was. Like, Orwell didn't have to use animal farms at all, it read like a history lesson for most parts. I felt between chapter 3 to chapter 8 were mostly just boring and pigs Doing a power capture slowly. Did chapter 3 to 8 help create the impact of chapter 9 and 10? Absolutely. Could they have been done better? I think so, it didn't have to be read like a history lesson.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

However thin the allegory was for you, you still live in a country where most people do not understand it.

[–] cinoreus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

How do you know where I live?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How many Indian people do understand Animal Farm?

[–] cinoreus@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was surprised you know I am an Indian. Yeah true almost no one understands it, but also almost no one has read it. I don't think our education system has the guts to teach animal farm, cause Orwell is warning against exactly what our government is doing. Also I don't think it's hard to understand, Orwell is pretty direct in warning against authoritarianism

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

It is a warning against whatever governments do worldwide. It is not limited to India, and the worst cases are the big three: China, the US, and Russia. Basically kleptocraties with only fig leaf democracy.