1. The Innocence of Orwell
However, as a policeman he would have had to be responsible for these tortures - tortures that were meant to oppress the Burmese people. He realizes that the British Raj is "an unbreakable tyranny" and states that he "was all for the Burmese and against their oppressors, the British" (Orwell 570). In spite of this expression of support for the Burmese, Orwell has no love or respect for these people. ... After hunting down the elephant and having the gun in his hand, he must shoot the elephant, but he gives the impression that he would rather shoot the Burmese. ... He did not dislike th...
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