Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Burmese Days - College Essays

Burmese Days


In the novel “” by George Orwell, imperialism shaped the daily lives of both British and Burmese characters through three main things racism, sexism and inequality. In the mid 1920's, deep into the days of the empire when The British ruled Burma, racial and sexist boundaries were part of everyday life. In some instances in the novel, Non-European characters tried to gain self respect and freedom by trying to bend the rules an cross over boundries if they possibly could. However, this deed was very hard to complete because of the racial bounderies. In one very rare case it was successful, U Po Kyin, the Subdivisional Magistrate of Kyauktada (where the novel was based on), wishes to ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

as
superior as they might think, James Flory is desperate to get his black friend, Dr. Veraswami, into the social club. The docter thought of the club as "fortress impregnable" pg 150 and mr. flory will stop at nothing till he is. U Po Kyin, jealous of
Veraswami's freindship with the "white man" is set on ruining both Flory and Veraswami for he should be the one considered for the prestigus club. Hence, he will stop at nothing to cross the thick racial barrier that consist over the entire town. At the end of
the novel, riots, suicide, and mourning are the result from U Po Kyin. Yet U Po Kyin finally gets his membership to the club after he has done all the damage that he had planned to do. Imperialism forced people to become almost different people because
they had started riots, cheated, and lied jus to try and get passed the racial barrier. But this would have never happened if the barriers weren't so thick for the daily lives of the people of Kyauktada.
The dailey ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.


Already a member? Login


CITE THIS PAGE:

Burmese Days. (2004, September 8). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Burmese-Days/14049
"Burmese Days." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 8 Sep. 2004. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Burmese-Days/14049>
"Burmese Days." Essayworld.com. September 8, 2004. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Burmese-Days/14049.
"Burmese Days." Essayworld.com. September 8, 2004. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Burmese-Days/14049.
JOIN NOW
Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays


PAPER DETAILS
Added: 9/8/2004 10:39:50 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1180
Pages: 5

Save | Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS
Save and find your favorite essays easier

SIMILAR ESSAYS
» Burmese Days
» Politics, Poverty and the Psych...
» George Orwell
» Animal Farm As Animal Satire
» Animal Farm: Animal Satire
» Animal Farm As Animal Satire
» A Biography Of George Orwell
» George Orwell
» How Social Darwinism Influence
» The Impact Of Stalinism In 198
Copyright | Cancel | Contact Us

Copyright © 2024 Essayworld. All rights reserved