Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Chronology 15
Chapter 1 Background on George Orwell
1 The Life of George Orwell Contemporary Authors 21
2 Intellectual Censorship Made Publishing Animal Farm Difficult George Orwell 34
3 Orwell Remains Relevant in the Twenty-First Century John P. Rossi 45
Chapter 2 Politics in Animal Farm
1 Animal Farm: An Allegory of Revolution Valerie Meyers 54
2 Orwell Distorts Russian History in Animal Farm Kingsley Martin 66
3 Animal Farm Misses the Point About Soviet Communism Northrop Frye 71
4 Orwell's Views on the Soviet Union Changed While Conceiving Animal Farm Alok Rai 75
5 Historical Context Is Vital to Understanding Animal Farm John Rodden 81
6 Animal Farm Satirizes All Dictatorships J.R. Hammond 92
7 Animal Farm Satirizes the Failure of Revolutions and Expresses an Ideal of Human Decency Averil Gardner 103
8 Animal Farm Is Artistically Satisfying but Ambiguous Robert Pearce 116
9 Orwell Preaches Individual Responsibility as a Weapon Against Dictatorship Katharine Byrne 125
10 Animal Farm Is About a Failure of Communication Robert A. Lee 130
11 Traditional Values Can Win Out over Self-Serving Politics Richard I. Smyer 140
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Politics
1 Debates on the Size of Government Should Be Conducted Rationally Cathy Young 151
2 The United States Is Becoming Fascist Rather than Socialist Jonah Goldberg 155
3 Liberalism, Not Socialism, Is on the Rise Alan Wolfe 159
4 Socialism Is Dying Out in Europe Steven Erlanger 167
For Further Discussion 173
For Further Reading 175
Bibliography 177
Index 182
