Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell - Libros - Pharos Books - 9789389843637 - 22 de septiembre de 2019
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Down and Out in Paris and London

"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."

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Publicado 22 de septiembre de 2019
ISBN13 9789389843637
Editores Pharos Books
Páginas 176
Dimensiones 140 × 216 × 10 mm   ·   240 g
Lengua Inglés  

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