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Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and '1984.' (George Orwell)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19960622
Author:Kearney, Anthony

George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' talked of 'equality' through the popular slogan, 'All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.' By being 'more equal,' Orwell meant being superior than others. However, due to the ambiguity of the term, being 'more equal' can both mean being superior and being 'identical.' The author was a firm proponent of greater equality among English people in the early 1940s. Although Orwell thought of being 'more equal' as being superior in the 'Animal Farm,' the libertarian meaning got lost in '1984' and came to mean nothing more than being 'identical.'

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