The book Orwell reader is written by George Orwell. It is the pen name of Eric Arthur
Blair. Orwell is known as a critic, journalist, essayist and novelist. He was famous for his favor of establishing a society on the norms of democracy, his participation in the movements of injustices in the society and his abhorrence for supreme power of government. He has a sequence of the book providing the historic accounts of the special events. The story “Burmese Days” was published in 1934 .
In thirties the colonial times of Britain were coming to an end. Burma was taken as a part of colonialized India ruled by the British government. It was the capital of India, Delhi, where the decisions about fate of Burma were made. …show more content…
The story dug too deep into those matters that analysts assume it to be an almost true story. The subject of status differences and social immoralities is greatly pressed upon. Orwell himself has claimed multiple times that he has portrayed reality, he has witnessed, in the form of a novel. Actually he had experienced life in Burma in those times as a police officer of Imperial India. The paper will carry out an accurate analysis of the book The Orwell Reader while having main focus upon the story of “Burmese
Days”.
The novel was published after several trials ending as refusals. The subject hit by Orwell was considered controversial and thus publishers refused to take the risks for their business
. Several amendments were demanded from Orwell before a publisher agreed upon doing it.
Moreover, the names used in the novel were cross-checked to ensure that none of them matched the actual names of the colonists or associated people from that setting.
The story revolves around the daily life issues and motives of the residents of Burma.
Flory is an English trader who resides in Burma for long enough to be called local. He has …show more content…
On the other hand, many of the locals are shown to have a tendency to be like the British colonists. They strive hard to adapt to their lifestyle and approaches. Like U Po Kyin is political figure who plots to pull others down and present himself as a hero. The people who try to stick to the norms of their country and possess real devotion for their country like Dr.
Veraswami, are oppressed and tortured by people like U Po. Dr. Veraswami was loyal to his nation but he saw the colonists as an opportunity by mistake. Burma which was once flourishing economy has been made dependent by the British colonists. The place is just being used for selfish purposes where everybody is trying to secure his own future rather than the future of the
Burmese nation as a whole. The imperialism specifically destined for the colonists has intrigued the locals so much that for achieving that status they are ready to kill and hurt their own people while forsaking the norms and values of social morality. The natives are abhorred and looked down upon just because they are not given their due share. They only get enough to