... . George Orwell not only focused on the decolonization of the English language but the decolonization of human beings as well. In his famous book, the Animal Farm, Orwell simulates the downfall of human beings through the use of animals. Like Animal Farm, our minds are built on top of other minds. Our experiences, too often, become tinged with the thoughts and writings of others. I needed ... to do what Orwell had done in the Animal Farm. I needed to shed the exteriors of my "banked mind- and read the The Red Wheelbarrow like it was the first thing I had ever picked up. From a different ...

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