A Hanging

I.                    Setting

A.      Burma

1.       Characterized by an early morning sky.

2.       Specifically located in a prison.

B.      1920s

II.                  Characters

A.      George Orwell

B.      The prisoner

C.      Dog

D.      Hangman

E.       Policemen

F.       Francis, the head jailor

G.     Superintendent

III.                Main Parts of the Story

A.      Prisoner was brought out of his cell.

B.      The march begins.

1.       Policemen and other officials are present.

2.       A dog messes up the march.

3.       The dog is soon caught.

C.      The march continues.

1.       The prisoner avoids a puddle.

2.       The writer begins to have second thoughts.

a.       First is that the prisoner is a live, functioning human being.

b.      Second is that in only two minutes, their number would be one less.

D.      They arrive at the gallows.

1.       A rope is tied around the prisoner’s neck.

2.       The prisoner shouts “Ram!” repeatedly.

3.       The superintendent yells for the execution.

4.       The prisoner is killed.

E.       These are the events after the execution.

1.       The body is checked.

2.       They return to the central yard of the prison.

3.       They celebrate because of their relief that the execution is finished.