"Down and out in Paris and London" by Orwell
Date Submitted: 04/01/2002 18:06:12
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (906 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (906 words)
The story of 'Down And Out In Paris And London' deals with the author's experience with tramps and the poverty stricken in Paris and London in the 1920's. He lives with them on equal terms and suffers the same hardships and tribulations.
Orwell shows great compassion for the plight of the poor and feels that society is very unfair in their criticism and judgment of the tramps and beggars that roam the streets. He feels …
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…'Down And Out In Paris And London' that I have a better understanding of people who live at this level of society. I have probably been too quick to brush them off and attach a certain stereotype to them. Now I understand better their circumstances and their way of thinking. The Author explains the personality of a beggar or tramp and I can definitely sympathize more. As George Orwell said 'That is a beginning' (p. 216)
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