A.P. English- George Orwell Critizism Essay Example

"saint" that people all around the world recognize him as today, however, for most human beings, ainthood is something that most cannot handle.

Human beings are a species that are trained to have emotions towards each other, even the most basic of emotions, which has been felt since the beginning of life, love... with love comes the attachment to other human beings, and this in essence develops relationships and a dependency upon others that Orwell feels is being "imperfect". This imperfection comes from a person's compromised ability to do "the right thing" when it comes to people that they love.

This is why there are not more Gandhi's in the world, because it takes a pecial dedication to be able to put aside all of the innate emotions and actions of a human being. This special dedication often leads to a person being classified as "inhumane" because of the fact that they will not break their morals for another person. This is the precise reason that sainthood should be avoided by human beings. Orwell very effectively develops his position on sainthood through the details that he expresses about the life of Gandhi and the things that Gandhi has said such as "close friendships are dangerous" (1).

Orwell makes sure to stress the point that the establishment of sainthood should be avoided by all human beings. However, in addition to making this point, there are things that Orwell says about sainthood that should be considered by human beings such as the avoidance of alcohol, tobacco, and so forth (36-37). Even though this is a good quality the saints have, and many human beings should strive for

this as well, it is virtually impossible to achieve complete sainthood. Human beings including Orwell should accept being imperfect, because imperfection simply is human nature.