Life And Death In George Orwell's A Hanging

Capital punishment is something that has been debated over by the public for ages whether if it is impartial to take away another human’s life. For politicians it’s a way to extract dangerous criminals, but is it appropriate to take another human life due to a crime? “A Hanging” by George Orwell presents the perspective of a guard ordered to take a prisoner to the gallows for hanging as a result of an unknown crime. Throughout the essay Orwell uses symbolism of life and death to convey his animosity towards the capital punishment through the perspective of a guard in Burma during British Imperialism. “A Hanging” a hanging by George Orwell uses examples of life and death to assert Orwell’s distain towards capital punishment before the hanging of the prisoner, at the gallows, and after the hanging. Before the gallows, George Orwell symbolically expresses his sentiment about taking another person’s life even though the Hindu man is a criminal. The abstract symbols of life are indicated by the events that transpire before the hanging. The Dog is one of the biggest indicator of life due to its spontaneous appearance. “It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together.” The hyperactive dog finds joy in just a gatherings of humans it is a symbol of joyous life. Being carefree is only a blessing that only the young and the free are allowed to feel but since
No matter what is the crime people commit they are still people. As people die over the world the world cannot pause and grieve forever. Capital punishment is over looked by the general public because they assume that if you are facing capital punishment you are a horrible criminal. But when you look in a humanitarian sense the criminal is just like any other person. No mistake is too horrible that it justifies taking another human