Banned Book Club: Animal Farm In-Person
Participate in free and open discussions of important civil matters the first Tuesday of each month. In May, we're celebrating the freedom to read by discussing the banned book Animal Farm by George Orwell. We will discuss not only the book itself, but also the concepts of free speech and censorship as we encounter them in the modern world.
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Synopsis
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
- May 7th: Banned Book Club: Animal Farm - Censorshp, revolution and the road to totalitarianism
- June 6th: Let's Talk About Free Speech - What exactly is the freedom to speak?
- July 2nd: Let's Talk about the Rest of the First - Freedom of religion, press, assembly, and petition
- August 6th: Banned Book Club: The Outsiders - Censorship, familial dysfunction and violence
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- Date:
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Arizona Time (change)
- Location:
- Downtown Library Community Room (Capacity 41)
- Library:
- Downtown Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors Teens
- Categories:
- Book Discussions and Author Talks