Literary Criticism of George Orwell

* Again, sorry about that spacing, there's more where this came from, though! * LITERARY CRITICISM Eric Blair’s Evaluation of Animal Farm (positive)... Eric Blair wrote much in response to George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The following is a small excerpt which I feel best describes his positive review of the book in a limited amount of writing... “Orwell is significant for his unwavering commitment, both as an individual and as an artist, to personal freedom …

…so completely the progress of the Russian Soviet and their two dictators, that it can apply only to Russia, to the exclusion of the other dictatorships. Another thing: it would be less offensive if the predominant caste in the fable were not pigs. I think the choice of pigs as the ruling caste will no doubt give offence to many people, and particularly to anyone who is a bit touchy, as undoubtedly the Russians are.”