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Charlotte Sleigh

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animal farm at 80 why orwell’s creatures still speak powerfully about communism

Animal Farm at 80: Why Orwell’s Creatures Still Speak Powerfully About Communism

George Orwell’s Animal Farm, turning 80 in 2025, is often read as a Soviet allegory, but revisiting the animals themselves reveals deeper themes of suffering, agency, dreams, and the fallacy of human exceptionalism in today’s environmental crisis.