CORN COBBERS: An Orwellian Hee Haw Capitalist Allegory

by Krista Knight

Cuts in public funding bring Adam Smith Middle School to the brink of closing – until it’s taken over by corporate stooges from the mega corn conglomerate CORNCO. The company wants the middle schoolers to do a play of its idealized origin story to shill their products and indoctrinate the institution. But a couple of smart students hatch a plan and subvert CORNCO's agenda by telling the story of Animal Farm, and...

Cuts in public funding bring Adam Smith Middle School to the brink of closing – until it’s taken over by corporate stooges from the mega corn conglomerate CORNCO. The company wants the middle schoolers to do a play of its idealized origin story to shill their products and indoctrinate the institution. But a couple of smart students hatch a plan and subvert CORNCO's agenda by telling the story of Animal Farm, and the growing corporatization of US agriculture, instead. An original Orwellian Hee Haw capitalist allegory with music.

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  • Mark Helfman: CORN COBBERS: An Orwellian Hee Haw Capitalist Allegory by Krista Knight
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    A fun, biting satire about how we rationalize subservience to those who exploit us. The animals' descent from hopeful revolutionaries to exhausted workers is both funny and heartbreaking. I empathized with the animals, who felt all too human. The play-within-a-play structure adds smart commentary on corporate propaganda.

    A fun, biting satire about how we rationalize subservience to those who exploit us. The animals' descent from hopeful revolutionaries to exhausted workers is both funny and heartbreaking. I empathized with the animals, who felt all too human. The play-within-a-play structure adds smart commentary on corporate propaganda.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: CORN COBBERS: An Orwellian Hee Haw Capitalist Allegory by Krista Knight
    “

    In a capitalistic society, an all too possible corporate take over of Adam Smith Middle School takes place. Will these students be able to change the course of things? You won't be able to turn away from Cornco's version of the Animal Farm.

    In a capitalistic society, an all too possible corporate take over of Adam Smith Middle School takes place. Will these students be able to change the course of things? You won't be able to turn away from Cornco's version of the Animal Farm.

    ”