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A Hanging
George Orwell was a famous British writer and journalist. After reading and understanding George Orwell’s feelings through his experiences in his essay “A Hanging.” We come to realize that George Orwell, a visitor from the European establishment, gets the opportunity to participate in the execution of a Hindu man. The author is degraded by what he has witnessed and experienced, and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings. We understand that the author’s purpose is to show how degraded he feels by the events that took place that morning in Burma. Throughout his essay the author shows, that the prisoners are treated like animals. We see this when the author is describing the cells, he states, “We were waiting outside the condemned cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars, like small animal cages.” We also see this evident when he is describing the way it took six guards to escort a “puny wisp of a man.” The author’s purpose is to also allow the audience to understand the way the guards and superintendent felt towards the prisoners. We see this when the superintendent is upset because the execution is running late, and says, “For God’s sake hurry up, Francis.” And “The man ought to have been dead by this time.” This allows the reader to see the disrespect of them for the prisoners.
I like this selection because George Orwell's "A Hanging" is nothing but an ironic contradiction of the law. Capital punishment needs a makeover and it needs to be evaluated so our people die less and less from such horrible acts of "justice". I am for capital punishment, but the laws giving it power need to be re-evaluated. Capital punishment in this story was taken as a joke because the crew and criminals were all so jovial and laughing shortly after the Hindu's death. This story was well written but dark. In conclusion, this selection is very good because it is a difficult topic to write about; however, George
George Orwell was a famous British writer and journalist. After reading and understanding George Orwell’s feelings through his experiences in his essay “A Hanging.” We come to realize that George Orwell, a visitor from the European establishment, gets the opportunity to participate in the execution of a Hindu man. The author is degraded by what he has witnessed and experienced, and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings. We understand that the author’s purpose is to show how degraded he feels by the events that took place that morning in Burma. Throughout his essay the author shows, that the prisoners are treated like animals. We see this when the author is describing the cells, he states, “We were waiting outside the condemned cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars, like small animal cages.” We also see this evident when he is describing the way it took six guards to escort a “puny wisp of a man.” The author’s purpose is to also allow the audience to understand the way the guards and superintendent felt towards the prisoners. We see this when the superintendent is upset because the execution is running late, and says, “For God’s sake hurry up, Francis.” And “The man ought to have been dead by this time.” This allows the reader to see the disrespect of them for the prisoners.
I like this selection because George Orwell's "A Hanging" is nothing but an ironic contradiction of the law. Capital punishment needs a makeover and it needs to be evaluated so our people die less and less from such horrible acts of "justice". I am for capital punishment, but the laws giving it power need to be re-evaluated. Capital punishment in this story was taken as a joke because the crew and criminals were all so jovial and laughing shortly after the Hindu's death. This story was well written but dark. In conclusion, this selection is very good because it is a difficult topic to write about; however, George