Orwell Questions and Answers

The whole story can be read as an analogy to the way western culture saw the developing nations during the imperialistic period. The strangeness of the elephant’s behavior, its destructive...

It is mentioned in the text that though they were concerned about the effect of the rebellion on their own animals, Pilkington and Frederick "disliked each other so much that it was difficult for...

When 1984 (the year) came around, many were struck by Orwell's prescience about official euphemisms being taken for granted (one of his most penetrating was "Department of Defense", which is still...