Claire Pollock ‘27 and Gia Gould ‘27

Summary:  George Orwell’s cutting satirical piece tells the story of Manor Farm, a ranch in England, home to various farm animals. Drawing parallels to the Russian Revolution, Orwell creates characters meant to mirror the historical figures at the time. The story is inspired heavily by a quote by Karl Marx in his Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844 , stating, “The worker in his human functions no longer feels himself to be human, but feels himself merely as an animal.” The...

Summary: Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck tells the story of two ranch workers during the Great Depression, George Milton and Lennie...