"Everyone hadchanged colour.The Indianshadgone grey likebad coffee"Onlookersrealise theyare dealingwith ahuman being"he steppedslightly asideto avoid apuddle onthe path"Symbol ofhumansurvival“But he stoodquiteunresisting…”He putsup nofights tothe guards"One felt animpulse to sing, tobreak into a run, tosnigger. All at onceeveryone beganchattering gaily.”a sense of‘relief’ and‘happinessnow it's over"A sicklylight, likeyellowtinfoil"A similefrom thestart ofthe text“The prisonerscan’t get theirbreakfast tillthis job’sover.just anothertask for theprison, theyare emotionallyremoved fromit.“I found that Iwas laughingquite loudly.Everyone waslaughing.”Desensitisationof the menwatching thehanging"it had made adash for theprisoner, andjumping uptried to lick hisface"Symbolism oftheDog/Innocence"I saw the mystery,the unspeakablewrongness, ofcuttinga life short when itis in full tide."Orwell'sopinion oncapitalpunishment"stopped short,barked, andthen retreatedinto a corner ofthe yard"The dogrealises thehorror ofthe situation"The man oughtto have beendead by thistime. Aren't youreadyyet?"Apathy of theexecuters/colonisers"a puny wispof a man, witha shaven headand vagueliquid eyes"Imagerythatcontrasts"soddenmorningof therains"Setting/patheticfallacy"not urgent andfearful like aprayer or a cry forhelp, butsteady, rhythmical,almost like thetolling of a bell"The prisoneraccepted hisfate as he hasbeen left withnohope"smallanimalcages"Suggests theconditionswereinhumane"Onemind less.One worldless"Orwellsviews ona hanging"Everyone hadchanged colour.The Indianshadgone grey likebad coffee"Onlookersrealise theyare dealingwith ahuman being"he steppedslightly asideto avoid apuddle onthe path"Symbol ofhumansurvival“But he stoodquiteunresisting…”He putsup nofights tothe guards"One felt animpulse to sing, tobreak into a run, tosnigger. All at onceeveryone beganchattering gaily.”a sense of‘relief’ and‘happinessnow it's over"A sicklylight, likeyellowtinfoil"A similefrom thestart ofthe text“The prisonerscan’t get theirbreakfast tillthis job’sover.just anothertask for theprison, theyare emotionallyremoved fromit.“I found that Iwas laughingquite loudly.Everyone waslaughing.”Desensitisationof the menwatching thehanging"it had made adash for theprisoner, andjumping uptried to lick hisface"Symbolism oftheDog/Innocence"I saw the mystery,the unspeakablewrongness, ofcuttinga life short when itis in full tide."Orwell'sopinion oncapitalpunishment"stopped short,barked, andthen retreatedinto a corner ofthe yard"The dogrealises thehorror ofthe situation"The man oughtto have beendead by thistime. Aren't youreadyyet?"Apathy of theexecuters/colonisers"a puny wispof a man, witha shaven headand vagueliquid eyes"Imagerythatcontrasts"soddenmorningof therains"Setting/patheticfallacy"not urgent andfearful like aprayer or a cry forhelp, butsteady, rhythmical,almost like thetolling of a bell"The prisoneraccepted hisfate as he hasbeen left withnohope"smallanimalcages"Suggests theconditionswereinhumane"Onemind less.One worldless"Orwellsviews ona hanging

A Hanging - George Orwell - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Onlookers realise they are dealing with a human being
    "Everyone had changed colour. The Indians had gone grey like bad coffee"
  2. Symbol of human survival
    "he stepped slightly aside to avoid a puddle on the path"
  3. He puts up no fights to the guards
    “But he stood quite unresisting…”
  4. a sense of ‘relief’ and ‘happiness now it's over
    "One felt an impulse to sing, to break into a run, to snigger. All at once everyone began chattering gaily.”
  5. A simile from the start of the text
    "A sickly light, like yellow tinfoil"
  6. just another task for the prison, they are emotionally removed from it.
    “The prisoners can’t get their breakfast till this job’s over.
  7. Desensitisation of the men watching the hanging
    “I found that I was laughing quite loudly. Everyone was laughing.”
  8. Symbolism of the Dog/Innocence
    "it had made a dash for the prisoner, and jumping up tried to lick his face"
  9. Orwell's opinion on capital punishment
    "I saw the mystery, the unspeakable wrongness, of cutting a life short when it is in full tide."
  10. The dog realises the horror of the situation
    "stopped short, barked, and then retreated into a corner of the yard"
  11. Apathy of the executers/colonisers
    "The man ought to have been dead by this time. Aren't you ready yet?"
  12. Imagery that contrasts
    "a puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes"
  13. Setting/pathetic fallacy
    "sodden morning of the rains"
  14. The prisoner accepted his fate as he has been left with no hope
    "not urgent and fearful like a prayer or a cry for help, but steady, rhythmical, almost like the tolling of a bell"
  15. Suggests the conditions were inhumane
    "small animal cages"
  16. Orwells views on a hanging
    "One mind less. One world less"