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The book is an undisputed literary classic. It is “a fairy story,” retelling the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise of Stalin through an inoffensive animal fable, while at the same time exploring Orwell’s recurring themes of doublethink, disinformation, and propaganda.
Not everyone likes it or respects it, but everyone knows
Animal Farm, a staple of school curricula even today. “It’s a 75-year-old, historically important book and you mess that up… Like, come on,” said Jele. “So, it’s a hugely scary thing. It’s absolutely terrifying. I feel like that was motivating the team in a good way.”