British subject

Orwell and Kipling During the time of British imperialism in India, George Orwell and Rudyard Kipling depicted the effects of British colonization through their writings. Kipling and Orwell were both born in India and educated in England. Despite their similar backgrounds, each author portrayed colonialism differently. Kipling wrote a fiction short story about a man named Strickland, an English policeman, who is fascinated by Indian culture and is determined to learn more. He falls in love…

Massachusetts would impact not only the relations of the colonists and the British in the 18th century, but also how America would become how it is today: a global power of its own. After the end of salutary neglect and the implementation of taxes designed to relieve war debts, the citizens of the colonies felt cheated due to the lack of representation in Parliament from people who actually live in the colonies. In their opinion, they were British citizens as well and deserved the same rights…

During the late 19th century, European nations began expanding their territories by seizing control of foreign lands. Large superpowers such as England, France, and Belgium, scrambled to gain lands overseas, especially in Africa. The main purpose of this movement was to solidify national prestige, and to improve economic status. While both factors greatly impacted The European imperialism of late 19th century, Economics held a Stronger influence than nationalism, because while the principles of…

(Getz, 10). With British control came the passing of many more British laws as followed in Britain. The resulting problems were much of the control Britain had could not be controlled. We see in the case of Abina where slavery is outlawed but still practiced in much of the country. This may be due to the fact that slavery allowed for Britain to have cheaper trade with Africa. Which then allowed for Britain to gain more than they would have been able in trade with Africa. While British laws were…

conflicts in Shooting an Elephant. The first is British imperialism. The British took over Burma and they are treating the natives terribly. Second, the natives aren’t taking this imperial government kindly either as they continuously mock Orwell because he’s a symbol of the government and a vulnerable “obvious target” (Orwell). Orwell hates the way the British impose their power on the Burmese. Ironically, he works for the government which represents the British imperial rule. Orwell states,…

heart. The problem was that they were so invested into the colonists lives which they were trying to avoid this whole time. But throughout history, the British has been there for the colonists throughout everything. Any protection, good, money, etc. that was needed was given at the instant to the colonists. With all this at hand the…

Equality? There were many similarities between the French and Saint-Dominque Revolutions, but also many differences. While neither country was looking to cause complete upheaval of their country, however they did. A small request turned in to a stance on equality and revolution. Both the Saint-Dominque and French Revolutions were about equality, however Saint-Dominque revolution was about racial equality. Whereas, French’s revolution was about political and social equality. The best way to…

was no doubt that the British imperialism had some a big impact on India. Before the British imperialism, India was the home of many independent kingdoms, until a company called the “British East India Company” chartered by Queen Elizabeth centered India. The company fought against India in the Battle of Plessey where India lost its independence. Eventually the Indians wanted independence and the Sepoy Rebellion was the push they needed to try. They had to push the British Raj out of India. By…

writing style by giving her the inspiration to write about imperialist India and the lives of Indian people. Desai was born on June 24, 1937 in Mussoorie, India. She grew up under the care of her mother who was German and her father who was Bengali (British…

adventurous female’s and she is confident when sharing it. Therefore, she is not able to unsettle racial stereotypes because she limits the perspective of her book to herself. Because she focuses on her imperial audience, she presents the memoir with her British perspective only and undermines the voices of the Africans. Although the publication West with the Night in 1942 could be seen as a movement toward equality, Markham’s book ultimately does not observe all kinds of equality. This suggests…