Roland Barthes within his essay “The World Of Wrestling” does not discuss the idea of renouncing morals, but instead provides a lens in which one can see another perspective on how important Orwell’s actions for and against imperialism were. “The World of Wrestling” focuses on Barthes’ idea that, “…the function of the wrestler is not to win; it is to go exactly through the motions which are expected of him,” (Barthes 171). Thus, Orwell quickly becomes a Barthesian wrestler, whose job is not to win the respect of the Burmese but instead follow the orders of imperialism. He stands in the center of the ring, surrounded by people demanding a “spectacle of excess” (Barthes 170), and is placed into a paradoxical problem that has no solution; he either stands for a his morals and faces isolation or does what Barthes believes makes for good entertainment: exactly what is expected of him. And, eventually, Orwell gives in, for wrestlers fight and Orwell shoots for the same reason: they know of nothing
Roland Barthes within his essay “The World Of Wrestling” does not discuss the idea of renouncing morals, but instead provides a lens in which one can see another perspective on how important Orwell’s actions for and against imperialism were. “The World of Wrestling” focuses on Barthes’ idea that, “…the function of the wrestler is not to win; it is to go exactly through the motions which are expected of him,” (Barthes 171). Thus, Orwell quickly becomes a Barthesian wrestler, whose job is not to win the respect of the Burmese but instead follow the orders of imperialism. He stands in the center of the ring, surrounded by people demanding a “spectacle of excess” (Barthes 170), and is placed into a paradoxical problem that has no solution; he either stands for a his morals and faces isolation or does what Barthes believes makes for good entertainment: exactly what is expected of him. And, eventually, Orwell gives in, for wrestlers fight and Orwell shoots for the same reason: they know of nothing