In a message dated 11/14/2002 6:49:42 PM Eastern Standard
Time,
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil writes:
> And thanks for your comments on the
Orwell
> book. I noticed you read some other essays of his.
Did
> you read the ones that he wrote based on his Burma
(?)
> experiences, like the one about shooting an
elephant? I
> think I read that a long time ago and I'd like to
read it
> again.
Miker, I read that one in A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS. Definitely
worth your finding and reading again. One thing Orwell does
have in common with the hard boiled greats is that he packs a
lot of wallop (or is it whallop?) into a punch. He uses few
words (and seemingly just the right ones) to express a lot of
ideas. The elephant story covers imperialism, growing up,
psychological state of the shooter, ditto the watchers, and a
host of other items in just a few pages. Steven
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