Literature Analysis: George Orwell and Imperialism
Arguably, George Orwell created the archetype of the modern essay. A Hanging and Shooting an Elephant represent his signature style of powerful, direct, and brief examinations of their subject that have significant staying power within both the conscience and subconscious of the reader. In these essays, Orwell attacks imperialism as the result of a totalitarian state whose centralized power has grown to be not only a threat to its citizenry, but also to people in other nations. In both of these works, we see evidence of his anti-totalitarian view, in which the individual is beaten and broken by the institutions of government imposed upon another nation and the inappropriateness of that reach of Britain into Asia. It is the purpose of this paper to examine both stories for their anti-imperialist themes.
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