What is imperialism? To come to terms with its proper definition and course of meaning, it will give a much broader understanding of this term. Imperialism is “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.” Now that this has been established, to conduct the proper viewing of “Shooting an Elephant,” “The War Prayer,” and “The White Man’s Burden.” This will give the analyzation of what these pieces of information states.
So in regards to, “Shooting an Elephant,” this article gives the depth between a white man, a gun, and an ethnic group called Burmese. These people did not own a weapon, nor any type of machinery. They did not like the white man, but since he had the proper protection to save them …show more content…
The true nature of imperialism is that with this article its states the Europeans attitudes toward such issues of the white man, a gun, and death. It’s about power, force of act, conflict, and humility. In the 1930’s if you were of color it was logical that you had no power or could not voice your opinion. The white man did describe the evil of imperialism and being and officer of the law, he seen horrible yet fascinating things. Such as the empire, treating convicts with horrible condition in their cage, and surrounded by smell. As for the Buddhist priest, they were evil of them all, they mocked, and made rude comments to passing Europeans. For being religious, they had quite a funny way of showing their desire of good when evil empowered such a …show more content…
Patriot citizens gather in a church to call on the Lord to protect and grant glory to the soldiers in which they are going to a country to fight. But, is interrupted by a man who sees and thinks otherwise. He said he is a messenger from God, and tries to say a rather evil and horrid prayer upon the people. This type was a force of manipulation of fellow worshipers to believe in a way that the prayer to their God would grant them with such depth of a horrid desire. This was brought by a man who thought nothing more than death and pain upon others. This brings a conflict theorist perspective to conclusion that praying for one horrible thing to happen so it cannot happen to you is nothing more than a selfish remark to make. “O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain” (Twain, M. 2017). This shines a great deal of how religious imperialist can actually act in the eyes of fellow worshipers. The evil can be read in these words of hate and abolishment. Even though it was stated that the man who tried to convince these people that hate is more of a satisfaction then sorrow is one imperialist that is evil beyond a point. He was ignored because of his unrationed
So in regards to, “Shooting an Elephant,” this article gives the depth between a white man, a gun, and an ethnic group called Burmese. These people did not own a weapon, nor any type of machinery. They did not like the white man, but since he had the proper protection to save them …show more content…
The true nature of imperialism is that with this article its states the Europeans attitudes toward such issues of the white man, a gun, and death. It’s about power, force of act, conflict, and humility. In the 1930’s if you were of color it was logical that you had no power or could not voice your opinion. The white man did describe the evil of imperialism and being and officer of the law, he seen horrible yet fascinating things. Such as the empire, treating convicts with horrible condition in their cage, and surrounded by smell. As for the Buddhist priest, they were evil of them all, they mocked, and made rude comments to passing Europeans. For being religious, they had quite a funny way of showing their desire of good when evil empowered such a …show more content…
Patriot citizens gather in a church to call on the Lord to protect and grant glory to the soldiers in which they are going to a country to fight. But, is interrupted by a man who sees and thinks otherwise. He said he is a messenger from God, and tries to say a rather evil and horrid prayer upon the people. This type was a force of manipulation of fellow worshipers to believe in a way that the prayer to their God would grant them with such depth of a horrid desire. This was brought by a man who thought nothing more than death and pain upon others. This brings a conflict theorist perspective to conclusion that praying for one horrible thing to happen so it cannot happen to you is nothing more than a selfish remark to make. “O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain” (Twain, M. 2017). This shines a great deal of how religious imperialist can actually act in the eyes of fellow worshipers. The evil can be read in these words of hate and abolishment. Even though it was stated that the man who tried to convince these people that hate is more of a satisfaction then sorrow is one imperialist that is evil beyond a point. He was ignored because of his unrationed