Burma Road

Irene Finel-Honigman reveals a conflict between man and nature in the novel “The Plague” by Albert Camus as well as the striking similarities between Nazi Germany and the city struck by the fictionally plague, Oran. Her examination, titled, “Oran: Protagonist, Myth, and Allegory” centers on the idea of Oran the city being exiled from the rest of the world and cut off from all normalcy. Finel-Honigman first focuses on “man’s relationship with his environment” (75). She states that Oran is…

novels. In addition to his success as a novelist, Orwell was also an accomplished author of non-fiction. In his non-fiction story “Shooting an Elephant,” published in 1936, Orwell discusses his experiences working as a sub-divisional police officer in Burma and how his experiences changed his perspective on imperialism and society. Orwell uses a variety of literary techniques in order to portray the deteriorating state of the British Empire, as well as his own waning innocence; however, his use…

Over the years people have all faced many life changing decisions. Once a conclusion had been met and the decision had been made, many of us don’t take the time to look back upon our choice. Reflecting on whether an external influence may have affected our preferred option can also arise questions about our morals at the time of the decision. We can see this quite clearly in George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”. His popular essay uses imagery to recount a moral dilemma he had faced early in…

“Shooting an Elephant”. Orwell’s features an entertaining and informative style of the characters and how they feel tend to draw us into Burma. Orwell utilizes the use of ethos throughout the story making you sympathize with the main character. In "Shooting an Elephant", Orwell tries to gain the sympathy of the Burman folk by expressing his feelings as an English man in Burma, yet he fails to convey to the Burmese his intentions, troubled with his morals, and showing a sense of tenderness to the…

Burma has a tumultuous and convoluted political history, filled with unrest, oppression, and the violation of human rights. According to BBC, “from 1962 to 2011, the country was ruled by a military junta that suppressed almost all dissent and wielded absolute power in the face of international condemnation and sanctions” (BBC, 2014). These conflicts have contributed to widespread poverty, the effects of which are observable within the educational system. The educational climate in Burma is best…

(Myanmar) military government and helped establish the National League for Democracy (NLD). Despite being Burman by birth, Suu Kyi was educated overseas and until the late 1980’s lived in the UK with her husband and children. However on a return visit to Burma, Suu Kyi observed police terror, political turmoil and calls for democratic reform in the country. These were emphasized by the massacre of pro-democracy protesters by the government. Motivated by the corruption of Burma’s military junta…

Being a person of high authorities can sometimes form a burden on you. This correlates to, “Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell, which is about a police officer in Burma. The police officer is a European, so he faces plenty of hatred in Burma. However, one day an elephant goes into “must” state and it is up to this police officer to stop the elephant. The police officer is not justified in his actions as he shoots the elephant to maintain his pride, the elephant is already in peace and there…

India The Elephant, the Frogs, and the Toad The big elephant named Blackmound came everyday to the pond to get a drink of water but each time he went, he crushed many frogs. One day, the frogs went to the wise today, Blear Eye and asked him what to do about the horrid situation. Bleary Eye chose one frog name Lightfoot to approach Blackmound next time he arrived and have the boldness to tell him that he was crushing the frogs. Lghtfoot obeyed and approach Blackmound explaining the situation.…

In the following text, I will compare the Mary Poppins book and movie. The book was written by P.L. Travers and was first published in London in 1934. The movie is a Walt Disney production from the year 1964 and was directed by Robert Stevenson. The movie and the book are about the children Michael and Jane who experience many little adventures with their new nanny, Mary Poppins, who appeared flying with an umbrella. The main story of the book and the movie are similar but they contain some…

his fourth novel The Glass Palace. The novel points out that how colonialization has brutally exploded in the South Asia and results into the environmental degradation. The novel is interlocked in the various historical events like colonization of Burma by the British, the First World War, and conquest of Japan over Russia, the intense changes wrought by World War II etc. It’s a story that initiates in Mandalay in the year 1885 and extents up to the three generations. The British force, consists…