... the outcry of America and other Western nations during the beginning stages of the cold war. Ridicule was really the only tactic they had left after being scared to death of the Soviet powers after World War II. The real action in the chapter is when Jones and his men try to recapture ... the farm. Napoleon and his pig allies had long expected this to happen, so they plan a very extensive defense strategy. When the Jones crew attacks, they were gored, kicked, bitten, and trampled on. ... he is beginning to trade with the neighboring farmers, Foxwood and Pinchfield. The necessity comes ...

• Word Count: 3830
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... a short draft, entitled, A Scullions Diary about 10 months later. This short novel was rejected twice, mainly on the grounds that it was only 35,000 words and used only a moderate part of all of the notes, journals and other things that he had collected and intended to use. In despair he asked a friend, ... into one-party states. On his way home, he developed tuberculosis and had to stay in Morocco with the hope that it would pass. There he wrote the book, Homage to Catalonia, describing his experiences in the war and his reactions to the soviet betrayal. Shortly after the Second World W...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School