Down and Out in Paris and London (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789391384425)

"A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because of a vague feeling that he would be dangerous if he had leisure. And educated people, who should be on his side, acquiesce in the process, because they know nothing about him and consequently are afraid of him." "It is worth saying something about the social position of beggars, for when one has consorted with them, and found that they are ordinary human beings, one cannot help being struck by the curious attitude that society takes towards them. People seem to feel that there is some essential difference between beggars and ordinary 'working' men. They are a race apart--outcasts, like criminals and prostitutes. Working men 'work', beggars do not 'work'; they are parasites, worthless in their very nature. It is taken for granted that a beggar does not 'earn' his living, as a bricklayer or a literary critic 'earns' his. He is a mere social excrescence, tolerated because we live in a humane age, but essentially despicable."

Author: George Orwell
ISBN-10: 9391384420
ISBN-13: 9789391384425
Publisher: Pharos Books
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2023
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d