Sunday, November 23, 2008
William Forrester
Forrester is a white man who lives in a locality where majority of the dwellers are poor black people. In the starting of the movie his character is portrayed mysterious as he is often seen peering out of the window of his apartment with binoculars but never seen out of the house.
Later onwards we come to know that he is a gifted writer but only has published a single book by the name of Avalon Landing. He agrees to help Jamal (the other main character of the movie) to improve his writing skills on a condition that what ever work is written in his apartment wont go out from it and his identity to remain a secret.
It seems that Forrester is suffering from Agoraphobia( a term used for people who suffering from of fear of interacting with people and going out in public places) since he never comes out from his house. He is immensely passionate about writing thats why he suggests Jamal to write with his heart first then edit it using his brain.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Shooting an Elephant
The word enemy is derived from Anglo-French and Latin meaning something harmful or deadly or a military adversary.
In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” British are the clear enemies of Burmese. They had not only captured their land and imposed Imperial form of government on them but also treated them in a very vicious manner.
On the other hand Burmese hated English officers for being injustice to them and for ruling their native land.
The tame Elephant which had gone wild for sometime appears to be another enemy of the local people because it had not only caused destruction but also killed an innocent villager.
George Orwell hates imperialism that’s why he opposes British army ways of ruling the natives. He is in a position in which he cannot leave his job despite of hating it because he is poor. And Burmese hate him because he is also a part of the British army. His enemy is no doubt his weakness on situation.
The difference of enemies in this essay is noticeable in way that British are strong and powerful on the other hand Burmese are helpless and they cannot distress British army in any way.