Marrakech

 A political essay

Orwell leaves no doubt about his feelings concerning colonialism and its results. He has shown the readers how millions of people can be ignored and treated as less than human.

 Main idea

 The author mainly describes the miserable life of the native people in Marrakech by employing examples.

 Theme (Discussion)

 The poverty, suffering and misery of the colonial people in Marrakech.

 In this essay Orwell denounces the evils of colonialism by mercilessly exposing the poverty, misery and degradation of the native people in the colonies.

 How does the author develop this thesis? (Discussion)

--- It is supported by various independent examples or illustrations of the people’s poverty and suffering.

Orwell shows poverty from five perspectives:

. the burial of the poor inhabitants

2. An Arab Navvy begging for bread

3. The miserable lives of the Jews

4. Toil cultivation of the poor soil

5. The old women carrying firewood

1. Type of literature

--- a piece of exposition.

2. The purpose of a piece of exposition:

--- to inform or explain.

3.The requirements:

--- objectiveness, honesty and

completeness

 An expository paper explains or explores something, such as the process of making a machine, the causes of a natural or social phenomenon, the planning of a project, or the solution of a problem.

The writer appeals to a reader's understanding with verifiable (that can be verified) facts and valid information, explaining and interpreting materials so that the reader will accept his point of view or explanation.

Thus he must organize and develop his thought objectively and present it with honesty and completeness so that the reader will have confidence in what he is saying

 Generally the writer makes a statement of the central thought or of his purpose quite early. This statement is sometimes called the \"thesis\be the title of the piece.

 Sometimes the writer may first present and develop his facts and make his general statement as a conclusion at the end.

Ways of developing the thesis of a piece of exposition:

--- comparison

--- contrast

--- classification

--- analogy

--- illustration

--- analysis

--- definition

--- exemplification

 The specific method used in the essay— examples

 The objective presentation of examples show that the people in colonial countries are poverty-stricken.

1. Through the clever choice of words, esp. making effective use of specific verbs.

2. Through using the methods of exposition such as contrast, illustration, comparison, etc.

( by contrasting the indignation at the cruel treating of the donkey with the unconcern/ignorance/insensitivity towards the fate of the human beings

3. Through the clever choice of scenes/perspectives he describes.

 4. Through the tone in which he describes these scenes. (Through the objective description the readers can sense out the tone in writing. He shows deep sympathy to the poor people and is hostile to the colonialists.)

 5. Through employing the figures of speech

Rhetorical Devices

➢ Rhetorical questions

➢ Euphemism

➢ Simile

➢ Synecdoche

➢ Transferred epithet

➢ Onomatopoeia