in many leftist stories "sex" is a metaphor for being subject to the whims of the powerful bourgeoisie, however Orwell was an anarchist and was more interested in individualist subjectivity (which sees consensual, non-exploitative sex as liberation) than systemic critiques where characters symbolize broader class relations.

  • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
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    4 years ago

    orwell wasn't an anarchist, he was a lib/trot who ratted out communists and anarchists to the British government

    https://bennorton.com/george-orwell-list-leftists-snitch-british-government/

    he fought in the spanish civil war but didn't want the communists and the anarchists to win