George orwell
The majority of George Orwell's work stems from his feelings of distrust towards authoritatarian imperialistic systems. These feelings are derived from his experiences as a young man working for such a system. After attending Eton College in England, Orwell signed up with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, where he experienced firsthand the atrocities of the Pax Britannica, which ran very synonymous with the Pax Romana, was in its final days. Mostly because the British empire had begun treating the peoples
For example, in "shooting an elephant" they follow him to the execution of the elephant, and not just a few villagers, but dozens, as if to say, "Your empire treats us worse than dirt, prove to us that your not weak, kill the elephant, for it is the many (the Burmese) who truly hold the power on this scale". But I believe he was this way towards the Burmese for more than one reason, I believe deep down he cared about how they viewed him, and the fact that they held free rent in his head space furthered his feelings of resentment towards them. Mostly out of fear that he would be mocked at for being weak if he didn't, yet he shrugs if off as "doing his duty", which is, in my opinion, a facade to cover up what he views as a shortcoming. they governed in a manner which brings an end to any empire, a manner of not only contempt due to belief of inferiority, but also as if the people where the enemy. This event was the climax of a period in his life that formed his distrust for autocratic government, whither right wing or left, and set forth what would be the basis of most of his works until the end of his days. And ultimately they did hold the power, for he did wind up shooting the beast. As a result Orwell was taught to view the Burmese citizens from an air of superiority, surmised in his work "Shooting an elephant".
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