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Originally Posted by Dannyboii
He actually did a pretty good summary of the book. Only trouble is, the book is extremely bias and was written almost as an insult to the current government at the time - so it really isn't a great 'pro elitism' arguement, since it was written by an elitist. I'm sure Ben realised this, he just hopes the others were too stupid to (which they are)
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The book was criticism of communism by a socialist. Orwell was a famous socialist... not an elitist.
Anyway... I think Ben's next review should be Ken Kesey's 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. It's been particularly relevant in the house, I think.