Podcasts that mention 📚 Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

Obviously, people say 'man' in George Orwell's book 'Homage to Catalonia.' But it's much more of a thing in 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'

There's a contrast drawn between two books regarding the usage of the word 'man', with 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell being one of them, alongside 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'

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But I've conflated 'Homage to Catalonia' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' while making fun of young people for not reading, which is utterly embarrassing. So it's quite all right.

The host admits to mix up the book titles 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' previously, which was embarrassing as they critiqued young people for not reading enough.

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I love 'Homage to Catalonia,' but there are parts of it where he talks about what it was like as a colonial administrator, knowing colonialism was wrong. It’s a lot like Thompson—he was caught up in enforcing it, and it shows how it destroys him as a way to argue against it. Thompson does a very good job at illustrating this.

The guest expresses their admiration for 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell, highlighting parts where Orwell reflects on his experiences as a colonial administrator and the moral conflicts he faced. They draw a parallel between Orwell and Hunter S. Thompson, noting how both authors' experiences illustrate the damaging effects of colonialism.

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