Burmese Days George Orwell Analysis

George Orwell has been a police in Burmese for five years, so he has witnessed the real life of Burmese and the rigorous management of British. However, he gave up this high-pay job for his disagreement toward Britain colonization, and he indicated that he opposed racial discrimination. Therefore, he wrote Burmese Days so as to satire the British colonial domination and imperialism. He shapes a character named Flory, who is obsessed with oriental culture and despise the discrimination against Burmese.No matter the experience and the characteristic of him is similar with Owrell. Orwell also narrates two typical Burmese figures who are Ma Hla May and Dr. Veraswami. Although many people argue that Orwell opposes imperialism and Flory even shows

Veraswami who is an Anglophile cannot be ignored. Unlike U Po Kyin who serves for British people loyally for own sake, Dr, Veraswami is definitely an anglophile. He is no so wealth as U Po Kyin, but he shows absolutely positive attitude toward the British management. He disagrees with the criticism of Britain, because he thinks that British people are more intelligent than easterners. He says that “British people are the salt of the earth” (Orwell 36). Regardless of respecting Britain, Veraswami looks down upon his race, for example, he believes that “it is at the bottom of half our beastliness to natives” (Orwell 37). In his view, the colonist is rescuing their country from backward area in terms of modern construction. Apparently, Orwell depicts a kind and honest doctor. However, he has been converted into a slave of empire. Although being framed by U Po Kyin, his belief about the excellent Britain never has been eliminated. Orwell never judges Veraswami’s words and behaviors of subjectively, but Veraswami thinks highly of Britain, which represents the eurocentrism. Orwell is not satisfied with British colonization; meanwhile, his thoughts of eurocentrism that Europe is unique and exceptional (Shinha 492) are conveyed from Veraswami