The British author George Orwell, pen name for Eric Blair, achieved prominence in the 1940's as the author of two brilliant satires. Orwell was born in 1903 in the Indian Village Motihari, which lies near the border of Nepal. Orwell's family led a relatively privileged and fairly pleasa

Imagine yourself in Orwell's position: hundreds of Burmese, who speak no English, like an army following behind you, misunderstanding your purpose and expecting a climactic death. What would you do? How would you react? The natives hinder Orwell's intentions and thrust upon him their own. Orwell himself, against his will, has oppressed many. British Imperialism dominated not only Burma, but also other countries that did not belong to England. At the time it may appear, from the outside, that the officers were helping the Burmese because they too were against oppressors; however, from the inside, they too were trying to annex other countries,: "I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom he destroys". In Orwell's case the coolie killed by the elephant represents the invasion of Burma by the British. Just as no one can predict the next victim of the elephant, also no one can predict the next victim of the British.

The style of this essay is generally very simple, but it is strong enough to merit numerous interpretations. Orwell uses met

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