The short story “A Hanging” written by George Orwell takes place in Burma. He makes it very obvious about how he’s against capital punishment. In his story there are many examples of how he gets his views across. Orwell doesn’t just say that he’s against capital punishment but instead, he tells the story in an entertaining way and through his remarks, tiny details, and the small scenes, the reader is able to tell where his stance on capital punishment is. At the beginning of the story he brings up the scene with the random appearance of the dog, and then he briefly explains about the prisoner walking around the puddle on his way to be hanged, and lastly, the scene after the execution. As the warders who have the hangman gripped tightly around