I recently read Homage to Catalonia and found myself admiring his actions, but clearly he has some serious wrongs to account for when you look at a fuller picture. I remember in my Florida teenage years both Animal Farm and 1984 were explicitly taught to prove to us the dangers of Communism in what was supposedly an English class. (And on reflection, ‘English’ was a more accurate label than ‘Literature’.)
The life sandwich of Colonial stooge, brief interlude fighting the fascists, to anti-Communist state tool is hard to swallow. I’ll make a note and just reserve my historical admiration for the good fight and seek out some other authors less tainted by all the baggage.
This was a good read, thanks for sharing.
I recently read Homage to Catalonia and found myself admiring his actions, but clearly he has some serious wrongs to account for when you look at a fuller picture. I remember in my Florida teenage years both Animal Farm and 1984 were explicitly taught to prove to us the dangers of Communism in what was supposedly an English class. (And on reflection, ‘English’ was a more accurate label than ‘Literature’.)
The life sandwich of Colonial stooge, brief interlude fighting the fascists, to anti-Communist state tool is hard to swallow. I’ll make a note and just reserve my historical admiration for the good fight and seek out some other authors less tainted by all the baggage.