I read it long before becoming a marxist and I did interpret it as against the system we currently live under (i didn’t know what capitalism or communism was at the time). Only found out the author’s intention from looking it up online.
Some of them, I’m sure. They’re required reading in a lot of American high schools. I didn’t have to read either of those, but I did have to read Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World which are basically the same thing.
Well actually, I skimmed their summaries on cliffsnotes haha. And I’m willing to bet most of these literature understanders did too.
I’m convinced people bring up 1984 and Animal Farm just to try and look smart. I wonder how many of them have actually read those books.
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I mean, it does work as anti-capitalist piece, no? Even if it wasn’t author’s intention.
I read it long before becoming a marxist and I did interpret it as against the system we currently live under (i didn’t know what capitalism or communism was at the time). Only found out the author’s intention from looking it up online.
spoiler: they both suck ass
Some of them, I’m sure. They’re required reading in a lot of American high schools. I didn’t have to read either of those, but I did have to read Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World which are basically the same thing.
Well actually, I skimmed their summaries on cliffsnotes haha. And I’m willing to bet most of these literature understanders did too.
Imagine being kid in USA and be forced to read that bullshit
During summer break too! Literally 1984.
how many of the people who read them can make the analogy of the spy thingy in oceania with google gnome or alexa…