Brave New World Review

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Group Project: Cold War Literature - Fiction

Many novels throughout the 1950’s sought to show the ills of communism. A reoccuring trend in these books is that they show the world from an apocolyptic stand point; possibley to show the negative outcomes from a war on Communism. After the apocalypse the world was run by a stringent set of rules that mirrored communism. These novels also tried to let the public escape to a sci-fi world where the fear of the Russians did not exist.
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm written by George Orwell is a true spoof on Soviet Communism. It demonstrates how Communism, originally designed to aid the working class, can work against them. The book has anti-communist undertones without being blatant about it.
When the downtrodden beasts of Manor Farm take the place of their drunken human master and take over management of the land, all are filled with enthusiams with togetherness. Everyone willingly works overtime, productivity soars, and for one brief, glorious season, every belly is full. The animals' Seven Commandment credo is painted in big white letters on the barn:
All animals are equal.
No animal shall drink alcohol
No animal shall wear clothes
No animal shall sleep in a bed
No animal shall kill a fellow four-footed creature
Those that go upon four legs or wings are friends
The two-legged are the enemy
Too soon, however, the pigs, who have styled themselves leaders by virtue of their intelligence, succumb to the temptations of privilege and power....