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Old 04-20-2017, 10:00 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum View Post
...So for me, it was a powerful but deeply unpleasant read. But then, you don't come to Orwell for something cosy!
A great summary of so much of Orwell's work, Bookpossum.
Your statement reminded me of the words of Marley's ghost:
‘Jacob,’ he said, imploringly. ‘Old Jacob Marley, tell me more. Speak comfort to me, Jacob!’
‘I have none to give,’ the Ghost replied. ‘It comes from other regions, Ebenezer Scrooge, and is conveyed by other ministers, to other kinds of men.’

Given that Orwell served in the Indian Police in Burma, one must wonder how much of the character of Flory is autobiographical, or possibly a projection of what he would have become, had he continued on in the colonial apparatus.
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