Real Nature Of Imperialism
Personally Orwell viewed imperialism as an evil thing and was all for the Burmans against their British oppressors. And one day he experienced the real nature of imperialism. A police sub-inspector informed him that an elephant was ravaging a bazaar. It was a tame one that had gone “musth” (Hindi for mad, and is linked to sexual arousal), had broken its chain and escaped. It had destroyed a hut, killed a cow and trampled to death a black Dravidian coolie. Orwell proceeded with an elephant rifle. An excited Burman crowd eagerly waited for the fun of seeing the elephant shot, and also wanted its meat. Orwell spotted it near a miry paddy field peacefully stuffing bunches of grass into its mouth and showing no interest in the crowd.
Though Orwell never wanted to shoot it, the fun-seeking crowd expected it of him, and he had got to do it. The white sahib must always try to impress the natives. He has got to act like a sahib, and appear resolute and do definite things. But if he......
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