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Violence
Some
Violence including riot and colonial confrontation
Language
Barely any
Period language; some strong terms
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic and sexual content; adult relationships
Substance Use
Some
Drinking heavily throughout; the expatriate social life is alcohol-soaked
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of colonial hypocrisy, self-loathing, and the destruction of an honest man by dishonest society
What this book is about
John Flory is a British teak merchant in 1920s Burma who has gone native in all the ways that make him a social outcast among the English expatriate community. His attempt to rescue his Indian doctor friend from an engineered scandal, and his infatuation with the newly arrived Elizabeth Lackersteen, ends in disaster. Orwell's first novel is bitter and autobiographical.
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Colonial violence
Alcoholism
Suicide (ending)
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