why are books like nineteen eighty-four and clockwork orange so popular among today's youth?
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Anonymous2009-08-09 18:30
the youth dislikes authority
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Anonymous2009-08-09 19:38
same reason they watch v for vendetta and troll ron paul
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Anonymous2009-08-09 21:40
Both of those books are required reading in English classes. They're the only two books they've ever read.
But 1984 is still a good book even if kids like it.
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Anonymous2009-08-09 21:45
also see: Catcher in the Rye
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Anonymous2009-08-10 2:50
>>5
ah of course. that one probably tops all others
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Anonymous2009-08-11 14:32
Easy enough to read, themes that deal with authority, rebellion, etc.
Clockwork Orange is neat, haven't read any Orwell.
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Anonymous2009-08-13 6:34
Well when I was a young 'un we had to read Catcher in the Rye for GCSE English, then when I did my A-Level in Language and Literature I had to read 1984. The other group on the same course got A Clockwork Orange.
Blame the education system.
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Anonymous2009-08-13 8:55
The funny thing with kids who read 1984, and probably Animal Farm, is that they never realize Orwell was actually a huge socialist.
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Anonymous2009-08-13 15:44
I'd say good books are popular?
Also their point is still perhaps even more so valid in our current age.
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Anonymous2009-08-16 1:10
They are very good books and all.
It's just that youth empathise with the authority and the rebellion and all of that. >>9
He only hated the Communist party, right? I remember reading that in the intro to one of his books.
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Anonymous2009-08-17 23:54
>>11
Loathed Stalinism in particular. He has also extensively ripped on British socialists in some of his non-fiction, iirc. Big boner for coal miners, though.