... is describing how he is for Burma and against the British Empire. "Shooting an Elephant" was George Orwell's attempt to explain his feelings of guilt about the British colonialism. Also, authors in the twentieth century also wrote about their own personal experiences. " Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is derived from his voyage on the Congo. A quote from the story describes his journey up the river, "Going up that river was like travelling ... back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings. An ... ...

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