Posted by Jock on February 11, 2012 at 04:04:03 user Jock.
In Reply to: Orwell posted by John Nichols on February 10, 2012 at 06:25:03:
John
I'm glad you've posted this, it should make for an interesting thread.
Let me stir things a bit more. Doesn't AR identify the irresponsible as having/having had power?
Of course, AR observes the conventions of children's literature and the relevant characters
(the GA and Colonel Jolys come to mind) are caricatures and our protagonists always triumph.