with the inner conflict of an imperial police officer in Burma who feels pressured by the Burmese and forced to kill an outraged elephant in order to prove himself and his status as an imperial police officer. The short story can be divided into two parts. In the first two paragraphs the narrator introduces himself and talks about his life and experience in working as a “sub-divisional police officer” in the town of Moulmein in Lower Burma. He also talks about his ambiguous attitude towards the Burmese
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George Orwell is not a book that commonly comes to mind when one thinks ’"’Orwell’"’ but nevertheless it holds a distinguished place in his career as a writer. The novel revolves around the lives of a handful of high-class English gentlemen living in Burma during the time of the British colonial period. The story focuses on one man in particular; John Flory‚ who gradually succumbs to his life of loneliness and boredom. Though a ’"’pukka sahib’"’ or Englishman residing in India‚ John still manages to
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his life. He relives the period in his youth where he was stationed in Moulmein‚ Burma as a “sub-divisional police officer of the town” (472) Orwell explains how he was tasked with subduing a runaway elephant‚ which was rampaging through the town; Orwell ultimately found himself going against his will and having to brutally put the animal down. Using symbolism‚ Orwell reveals the true impact of British occupancy of Burma and exposes the reality of the empires imperialism‚ all while trying to justify
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Religion and Beliefs in Myanmar Burma is a predominantly Theravada Buddhist country. An appreciation of Buddhism and its history in Myanmar is a prerequisite for outsiders wishing to better understand the Burmese mind. There are no totally reliable demographic statistics from Burma‚ but the following is an estimate of the religious composition of the country: Buddhists: 89% Animists: 1% Christians: 4% Muslims: 4% Hindus: 2% Most Myanmar are Buddhist of the Theravada stream. Central to their
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imperialism in Burma‚ currently known as Myanmar. Burma is a country located in Southeast Asia‚ bordering Indi‚ Bangladesh‚ China Laos‚ and Thailand. Between the years of 1824 and 1948‚ Burma‚ and its native people‚ the Burmese‚ was under the control of the British. Great Britain had seized many other countries before Burma‚ yet they wanted to increase their power and expand their nation. For more specific reasons‚ the British wanted control over Burma to protect European possessions in India. Burma was also
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About the book: The book "Burmese Days" was written by George Orwell and published first in 1934. Orwell took the inspiration for this first novel of his from the experiences he gained during his service as an imperial police officer in Burma in the late 1920s. There he was confronted with extreme forms of imperialism‚ causing racism and also chauvinism. These are also the main topics of the novel and although they are wrapped up in the story of a single man’s fate‚ John Flory’s‚ these topics
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The demography of Rohingya in Rakhine State in the Future Theories of Democracy IPO 231 Date: 27 July‚ 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The study on theories of democracy is interested but complicated to practice in political situation in Myanmar. Because there have been changed the dictatorship government to the democratic government in the past years‚ it political and Human Rights rose such
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group of Southeast Asia‚ primarily live in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar). However‚ The Shan have been engaged in an intermittent civil war within Burma for decades. During conflicts‚ the Shan are often burned out of their villages and forced to flee into Thailand. There‚ they are not given refugee status‚ and often work as undocumented labourers (wiki). Some of Shan people I interviewed have transbordered to the border of Thai and Burma in Weing Heng (close to Golden Triangle) around 20 years ago
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power‚ especially in a cruel and oppressive way.” Even though Orwell does not dwell on the subjects in writing‚ in depth his essay revolves around imperialistic views and despotism. Imperialism applies to Orwell’s essay because this time period in Burma he was an officer and he was working for the British who were the “imperialist” to the Indian people. In the essay Orwell states that imperialism is an evil thing and he does not agree with its structure. He also states that he was for the Burmese
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evidences found in the text to support the main idea. First‚ the author mentioned about the treatment of a European woman gets when she went to bazaars alone. This explained the freedom of security had been taken away. Since European had colonized Burma at that time‚ there was growing hatred toward European. Freedom to act also been seize when the narrator was expected to shoot an elephant even it’s not in his wiliness. In the story‚ Orwell had an inner struggle whether to kill the elephant or not
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