psstAnimal farm is also completely fictitious, it is just based around events in Russia and the USSR in the 20th century.
eighty-four is also more inventive and more structured.
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Sun 24 Feb 2008, 20:10,
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eighty-four is also more inventive and more structured.
Animal Farm is the story of the Russian Revolutionjust substituting the characters and settings.
I agree 1984 (oh shut up) is more inventive, and I repsect the fact that you like it more, but I don't.
(I agree 1984 (oh shut up) is more inventive, and I repsect the fact that you like it more, but I don't.
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Sun 24 Feb 2008, 20:16,
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it's not just the revolutionit's a good 50 years starting with marx's original theories and ending with the start of the downfall of the USSR.
but it's still fictional. as i said up there ^^^^ somewhere, it's a fantastic political analogy, but it is (deliberately) far from the facts.
if it wasn't it wouldn't have stood the test of time. I first read it when i was about 8, and obviously didn't get any of the political references. also, if it was the full story of the revolution it'd be dull. as apart from the major events (which are all referenced) it was (as most revs are) quite dull
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Sun 24 Feb 2008, 20:28,
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but it's still fictional. as i said up there ^^^^ somewhere, it's a fantastic political analogy, but it is (deliberately) far from the facts.
if it wasn't it wouldn't have stood the test of time. I first read it when i was about 8, and obviously didn't get any of the political references. also, if it was the full story of the revolution it'd be dull. as apart from the major events (which are all referenced) it was (as most revs are) quite dull