Critical Essay - Marrakech Flashcards
Section 1 Quotations:
“the corpses here are never put into coffins, they are merely wrapped in a piece of rag”
“dump” and “fling”
“they sweat and starve for a few years” and “nobody notices that they are gone”
Section 2 Quotations:
“I was feeding one of the gazelles in the public gardens.”
“a sort of quiet amazement” and wearing “rags”
Section 3 Quotations:
“they have ceased to bother about overcrowding.”
“little river of urine”
“medieval ghettoes”
“completely windowless”
Section 4 Quotations:
“the reality of life is an endless, back breaking struggle to wring a little food out of an eroded soil.”
“bent double like inverted capital Ls .”
“She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say as a beast of burden.”
Section 5 Quotations:
“As the storks flew northward the Negroes were marching southward”
“Their splendid bodies were hidden in reach-me-down khaki uniforms.”
Introduction:
A text in which… is “Marrakech “ by George Orwell. In his writing he… (essay question) of the struggles and severe poverty that French colonialism brought upon the people of Marrakech. He …(essay quotation second half) by/through… of the terrible living conditions and discrimination the locals face under the evil regime of colonialism, which proposed to better the quality of life in Marrakech. He… through, not only his vivid description of the excruciatingly harsh poverty and hunger of the locals due to the oppression created by the colonisers, but also through strategic use of anecdote, language, and overall message.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, the thought-provoking essay, “Marrakech” by George Orwell is a text in which… Orwell successfully… of Marrakech through his clever use of writing techniques such as similes and anecdotes. His in-depth descriptions create a genuine reflection about the harsh and unfair consequences that the inevitable downfall of imperialism brought upon the people of Marrakech. Orwell’s detest towards the evils of colonialism are made clear through his extensive efforts to show the reader that colonialism does much more harm than good, and is simply just a form of racial oppression and exploitation to fund the greed of the colonisers. His words shine a light on the reality of colonialism, which is in fact whole communities of people struggling to survive with a ridiculously insignificant amount of food and money, whilst living in extremely deprived and unsanitary conditions. This essay has allowed me to understand how brutal the people of Marrakech’s lives were at the hands of the colonisers and how unfair this was on them. I feel disgusted that this was allowed to happen, and that it’s effects still impact today’s society. Thanks to Orwell’s writing I now know that others must be educated on the effects to prevent this from happening again
