Burmese Days by George Orwell

The British colonization of Burma created a racial boundary that had the Burmese dealing with white European supremacy since day one. It is evident throughout George Orwell’s novel, Burmese Days, that the main theme is the superiority of the white Europeans over the non-white Burmese. The white Europeans are extremely racist, sexist, and self centered. The social class system in this novel seems to be a two-tier system. The top tier being the white European elite, while the bottom tier seems to be the rest. The non-white Burmese people constituted the rest. These non-whites are considered second nature to the Europeans and hold such titles and jobs as peasants and servants. Elizabeth often refers them to as “beastly”. She is an

The ninety-five page novella, Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. Aimed at teenagers and adults, it cleverly shows the flaws within society and how we will never change. This timeless classic was converted into an hour and ten minute long film (in 1954) which is suitable and supposedly appealing to young children.

Being deceived is not something noticed on first glance; small, seemingly harmless steps with perfectly reasonable explanations are taken first. Through the oppression and control of the non-pigs in Animal Farm, George Orwell warns that the negative results that come from ignorance are the likeliness of being deceived, unawareness of social change, and people’s inability to objectively judge their situation.

The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell and the film ‘Chocolat’ by Lasse Halstrom are representations of the composer’s context and reflect the social and political concerns of their era. Although reflections of vastly different contexts both texts encourage the responder to question the role and responsibility of society in relation to the individual. Regardless of nature of the institution there is the expectation that needs of the individual will be met and their autonomy and independence will be respected and maintained. The novel and film examine the impact on the individual when confronted with the rigid ideologies of communism and a theocracy. The setting of Animal Farm and the French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes function as a

Throughout George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eight-Four, the main character, Winston Smith, is shown as a rebellious Party member who often shows his lack of concern of others. Winston’s attitude towards others is emotionless and loveless. Even his wife whom he had been married to for eleven years, he describes as that “he was capable of forgetting that he had ever been married” (Orwell 67). Also, Syme, Winston’s friend, disappears and Winston shows no sign of sadness or concern. Even towards Winston’s secret lover, whom he had secretly broken Party laws with and shared a sexual relationship, he states that “he felt love no for her” (Orwell 229). Many of his thoughts could be because of the government’s total control of the country and its people. However, Winston constantly rejects the ideas of the government. There is only one character that Winston seems to never get enough of, O’Brien. Winston is seen constantly being fixated on O’Brien. Winston dreams of and admires O’Brien and is described as being “deeply drawn to him” (Orwell 11). Oddly enough, besides O’Brien, Winston is not close with any other male. Winston mentions his mother and even thinks he finds her while being held captive; however, Winston never mentions a father. This lack of male guidance that Winston receives opens himself not only to be star struck by O’Brien but also opens up the ability for the totalitarian regime to conquer his mind.

Animal Farm was written by George Orwell, a British political novelist who loved to criticized governments and their abuse of power on their population. Animal Farm is a book that attacks the Communist Soviet Union, which is achieved through references to communist leaders.

For my first book report, I was assigned to read the book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. I already had a general idea of what happens in the book, but I didn’t really know completely what it was about. I knew that the animals on the farm rebel against the farmer and the book demonstrated totalitarianism, but I didn’t know much more than that. Everyone I know that has read the book hates it, so I thought I wouldn’t like it either. I had never read any of George Orwell’s books before though, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect.

Within the second paragraph the narrator expresses that he feels that imperialism “was an evil thing” and that “he was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors”. He then proceeds to describe the awful and despicable conditions of the native prisoners under British control. However, his thoughts and actions throughout the story do not support his claim of sympathy. He describes the natives as “evil spirited little beasts” (Orwell 110) and declares that

​Gill and John witnessed first hand a problem that had not only afflicted Thailand, but was prevalent in many Southeast Asian countries. Instead of retirement, they rolled up their sleeves and went to work on a problem, that many never wanted to face, let alone

Wiston was member of the ruling Party in London, i the nation of Oceania. Everywhere he goes he is being watched through television screens, by the Party. The Party controlled everything in Oceania, including the language. The party was forcing a language called “Newspeak” which was used to prevent political rebellion by getting rid of all the worlds related to it. Thinking thoughts, which was called Thoughtcrime, was illegal, and was the worst of all the crimes.

The Hazards of Imperialism In “Shooting an Elephant,” George Orwell utilizes contradiction and imagery to bemoan imperialism’s threats to humanity. Imperialism includes emotional threats, such as the people picking on one another, and physical threats, such as prisoners surviving the grisly conditions of jail. Orwell explicates these threats to help others realize the harm of imperialism. Orwell employs contradiction to prove that when people get picked on, they get agitated and angry.

The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a major event that captured the attention of several people around the world. In an attempt to portray this occurrence, George Orwell wrote Animal Farm. Through Secker & Warburg, Orwell published various books that explore important topics such as poverty, an individual’s role in society, and politics. Even though nowadays people consider Animal Farm a literary classic, the population did not receive the book well when Secker & Warburg published it in 1945. The facts that the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels placed Animal Farm on 31st place, the novel won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996, and the Great Books of the Western World included Animal Farm in its selection, prove Animal Farm’s popularity. It is clear that Joseph Stalin and his corruption of power- a philosophy that states that the more power and control a person has, the more he becomes corrupted and

Theoretically - and secretly, of course - I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British" (p.3). Seeing the "dirty work" of the British Imperialists "oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt" (3).

My poster will be showing how the country Britain (the colonizing country) took over the country Burma (the colonized country). The way that Britain took over Burma was slightly different than how Britain took over different countries, because Britain annexed different parts of Burma at different times. Tenasserim and Arakan were taken in 1826 by the British after their victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War. The delta region including Rangoon (Lower Burma) was annexed in 1852 after the Second Anglo-Burmese War. Upper Burma fell to the British and the Mandalay-based peacock throne was toppled after the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885. During this time, the Burmese people went through many things, and many people could relate to what they were

Throughout the novel, language and its vitalness in both communication and unification across time and boundaries has been an underlying theme. In this quote, Orwell alludes to “a definitive edition of the poems of Kipling” (Orwell 230). Kipling was a distinguished English writer who dabbled in both poetry and novels, like The Jungle Book, and with Kipling’s background, Orwell and the English writer had clashing, disagreeing morals and supported different campaigns, like imperialism, with Orwell even going as far as calling Kipling “morally insensitive and aesthetically disgusting” (Dag). Even though Kipling and Orwell had differing views on nearly everything, Orwell still alludes to him in 1984 to demonstrate that works like those still exist