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- ‘A Hanging’ gives an in depth and thought provokinging account of a hanging which Orwell experienced during his time in the police force in 1920’s Burma.
- Through the horrific depiction of both the prison and prisoner, symbolism through the key role of a dog and others, and finally the hangman’s death, Orwell explored his hatred for capital punishment and his sympathy for those involved
