What Is George Orwell's View Of American Imperialism

Imperialism Imperialism has been throughout Asia, Africa, and America. “If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.” Vladimir Lenin. In imperialism, there are quite a few different views. Some of these views are negative and or positive. Overall the view on imperialism wasn’t favored by many. As stated by Lenin, he saw imperialism as a monopoly. Imperialism is the process of a country gaining all of the power to take over someone else’s territory. Imperialism reflects monopoly, where one person gets to take over everything. This happens because they have power, prestige and wealth. With those three components it’s hard to overcome anything. George Orwell, Mark Twain, and Rudyard Kipling all expressed their opinions on imperialism in short stories and poems. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” he portrays imperialism throughout the passage. Orwell (1936) believes the story is a comparison for British Imperialism. When the white man gives in to imperialism he is not only giving in to the government but also losing his own freedom. The elephant represents the British. The character has a lot of conflict with shooting the elephant because it was a question to do the right thing or stand by his …show more content…
He knew that when the United States took control of the Philippines it would bring problems. To most it seemed like a command for white men to takeover other nations (Kipling, 1899). In reality it just meant they were trying to justify imperialism as a difficult task. Kipling was a British author and poet, born in India. Famous for his easy to read writing style he wasn’t popular for long. Kipling’s poetry has suffered since his death because of his largely known negative view on