Posted by Elephant on October 18, 2001 at 08:18:33:
Dear all,
I would like to know the meaning of several sentence in George Orwell's shooting the elephant.
1) In the 2nd paragraph, "I did not even know that the British empire is dying, still less did I know that it is a great deal better that the younger empires that are going to supplant it."
What is the "younger empires" refer to??
And what is the subtext of that sentence??
2) In the 7th paragraph, "I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys."
What is the "tyrant" refer to??
And what is the subtext of that sentence??
Thx!!