A review by briandice
Decline of the English Murder by George Orwell

5.0

Combine this short story with "Shooting an Elephant" and you might have the two best pieces writ by Orwell. It is clear that the seeds of Animal Farm and 1984 are contained in these works inspired by his time in Burma and the horrific display of humanity in its guises both corporate and personal. When an animal is anthropomorphasized to offer the only expression of sympathy, you know it is rough.

Worth the ten minutes to read. Here is "A Hanging"

http://orwell.ru/library/articles/hanging/english/e_hanging

And here is "Shooting an Elephant "

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/887/