British Imperialism In Andrea Levy's Back To My Own Country

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”-Confucius Since the early 1500s to the late 1900s, The British Empire was considered one of the superiors of all. The Britian empire used its superiority to colonize and control territories worldwide. British Imperialism was in just about all South African countries such as Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, and Zambia. South Africa’s difficulties were confined by the British Empire. British colonialism immensely complicated the idea of a home through economic issues, abuse of authority, and forced migration. Imperialism intricated the idea of a haven immensely through financial issues. According to Andrea Levy’s, “Back to My Own Country: An Essay” England, “They came to Britain on British Empire passports to find more opportunities for work and advancement. But once here they struggled to find good housing. (Levy 692) Andrea Levy’s story shows that her family struggled with the financial issue of imperialism implied by Great Britain. Also stated by Andrea Levy, “They had a period of being homeless and then living in halfway housing where my dad was not allowed to stay with his wife and his three children.” This piece of evidence also elaborates on how imperialism allowed the British Empire's economy to gain significant power

In Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell, “The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lockups, the gray, cowed faces of the long-term convicts, the scarred buttocks of the men who had been flogged with bamboo.” This specific piece of evidence represents the abusive part of the authority in horrid ways to keep convicts. According to George Orwell, “ In a job like that, you see the dirty work of Empire at close quarters.” George Orwell's story elaborates on how imperialism resulted in the abuse of authority. Consequentially, all of this leading the lasting factor of forced