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Sailsofoblivion Posted 12 years ago
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Why is literature a legitimate way of making a political comment?

This is a long shot, but I'm desperate.

Can anyone explain to me why literature is a legitimate way of making a political comment? i.e. in Orwell's Animal Farm.

Thanks in advance.
  

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" Perhaps freedom from persecution by dictators? The freedom of the press is enjoyed only by a free society, and even then, there are repercussions for being too direct. Authors can disguise their real criticisms, jabs and political satire in seemingly innocent stories.

— AlpheccaStars

  • " Perhaps freedom from persecution by dictators?
  • The freedom of the press is enjoyed only by a free society, and even then, there are repercussions for being too direct.
  • Authors can disguise their real criticisms, jabs and political satire in seemingly innocent stories.
  • " with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipeligo or One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich .
  • Imagine if Edward Snowden had written a spy "novel" (like Hunt for the Red October ) with all his knowledge of governmental espionage built into the story instead of blatantly publishing in the open press as a whistle-blower?
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What do you mean by "legitimate?"

Perhaps freedom from persecution by dictators? The freedom of the press is enjoyed only by a free society, and even then, there are repercussions for being too direct. Authors can disguise their real criticisms, jabs and political satire in seemingly innocent stories. Compare "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" or "Georgie Porgy pudding and pie?"
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"legitimate" in the sense that the information they present is a valid way of making a political comment.

i.e. Newspapers are legitimate because of professional standards and tradition.

I think that what you have said is enough though, thank you so much!
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sailsofoblivion"legitimate" in the sense that the information they present is a valid way of making a political comment.
In the realm of politics, almost anything said in any number of ways is "legitimate" these days!

Calling newsprint "legitimate" is rather dubious. The tradition of "
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