A Confused ‘Animal Farm’ for a Confused Time
Mihaela Păun
Some authors make such an impact they become adjectives. Without even reading their work most know what “Byronic,” “Dickensian,” and “Kafkaesque” suggest, but no term is as chilling as “Orwellian.” It connotes a dystopian society ruled by a ruthless and manipulative government that suspends its misinformed populace in fear while under constant surveillance. These themes of course permeate George Orwell’s final major work, 1984 , but these dark seeds are also found in the “fairy story” (its
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