![]() ![]() Here we have two books by the same author which deal, at bottom, with the same subject. What do you think? Did history agree with Lewis? He certainly lands home (for me) in other ways. Still, Lewis may have a point about authenticity. Yet Lewis has the exact same parallel in his That Hideous Strength, where bodiness and sexuality are problematic and true sexuality is fulfilled in the rebels in the ultimate scene. He does not critique it because it is sexual, but because it seems inauthentic. And, intriguingly, Lewis critiques the anti-sexual nature of the 1984 totalitarianism, and the sexual freedom the rebels find. Most of Lewis’ reasons for linking Animal Farm best are precisely what others would think would merit 1984. You can now find it in Of This and Other Worlds. Here is a substantial portion from Lewis’ essay, first published in Time & Tide. He argued that Animal Farm, despite being the underdog and despite being cast in a parable or children’s tale–or, worse, an allegory–is truly the greater book. He compared 1984 –almost immediately a hit–withAnimal Farm –which was slow to catch on. He did use the publicity of the event to write a thoughtful essay on George Orwell’s work. Although it was voted one of the top 100 British TV events, it is doubtful that C.S. On Dec 12th, 1954 there was a live BBC TV adaption of George Orwell’s chilling dystopia, 1984. ![]()
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