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

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