Thematic connections of the different readings

Thematic connections of the different readings

1. Emotions

   • Ghandi
     • His feelings of guilt
     • His feelings of doubt and fear.
     • His feelings of humility and shyness and how he overcame his shyness.
   • Orwell
     • Feelings of self conflict
     • Feelings of guilt as a result of his association with the Burmese oppression.
     • Feelings of pity for the Burmese
   • Saki
     • Feelings of defeat
       • Feelings of cynicism
     • Feelings of pity for the people who appeared to be "defeated."

2. Sense of self identity within the setting

   • Orwell
     • Felt like a social outcast for being a white police officer in Burma.
       • Felt feelings of self conflict because he was against imperialism.
     • Felt hated by the Burmese people.
       • Felt that he was the one being oppressed in Burma.
   • Ghandi
     • Has felt like an outsider and experienced feelings of alienation.
     • Felt out of place
     • Has lied about his own identity as a married man.
       • Turned it around and never hid from his marriage again
       • caused feelings of self conflict
   • Saki
     • Felt that he fit the setting of the story
     • Observant of other people and their experiences.
     • Cynical of people in the setting (particularly the young man who was well dressed.)