Episode 53 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell, "Who knew animals could impose tariffs?"

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Episode 53 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell, "Who knew animals could impose tariffs?" - Chapter 1

Finding the Lit

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Episode 53 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell, "Who knew animals could impose tariffs?" - Chapter 1

Join Nathan and Adrian as we explore George Orwell's political fable of pigs, horses, dogs, cats, rats and...political rebellion. We explore our own background on reading Animal Farm, George Orwell's authorship and how Animal Farm can be applied to today.

Episode 53 - Animal Farm, Chapter 1

Timestamps:

00:00-Introduction

01:44-Our previous experience with Animal Farm

09:22-Context, George Orwell and compositional history

12:31-Things to know if you are new to Animal Farm

14:07-Chapter 1 of Animal Farm reading

31:26-Political discussion of Chapter 1

47:25-A brief history of Communism

51:22-Literary analysis of Animal Farm & closing thoughts