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What's the difference between 1984 and Animal Farm/1984? Why the title includes 1984? What's the connection?

Brian Hutzell They are both warnings against totalitarianism. While “Animal Farm” uses the allegory of animals taking over a farm only to have their revolution turn…moreThey are both warnings against totalitarianism. While “Animal Farm” uses the allegory of animals taking over a farm only to have their revolution turn sour, “1984” gives us a terrifying look at what an authoritarian regime could look like in the human world. They both cover a lot of the same themes and warnings. “Animal Farm” is much shorter, and while it is not a happy book, it is not as dark as “1984.” (less)

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Animal Farm / 1984

by George Orwell

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