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Protagonist, Boris, the letter that was sent to ex-mistress ||  || Again Boris and the Protagonist are desperately searching for work.Boris wrote a letter to his ex-mistress, asking for money. Luck has not came to them as another unfortunate came to Boris. The Jew that he had lived with at the apartment has not paid the daily two francs. Boris demands and gets into a huge arguments. ||  || Shows the unfortunate that Boris and the Protagonist face through. They cannot find job and seek for help but yet they cannot receive any help. It brings to the reader that Boris and the Protagonist are really all alone, and nothing will happen to enlighten or change this unfortunate. ||  || Day after day in Paris. ||  || Paris, Les Halles, Boris's apartment room. ||  || Lot of emotions are shown here. Especially when Boris curses about the Hew. It also introduces that both of them are not really suitable to any jobs. ||  ||
 * Chapter 6 pgs 32 – 37** Koumei
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The Protagonist and Boris, the Jew ||  || THe Protagonist still cannot find job and he is losing money quite fast. Seeking help from Boris the Protagnist noticed that Boris was furious and angry toward the Jew that has stolen his two francs. Boris finds another way to get some money. But he needs a plan. A good plan. ||  || Boris is seen racist here in this chapter. It also tells how intelligent and optimistic Boris is. His plan of making moeny and fleeing without getting caught shows the smart side of Boris. Even two francs can saem them by buying a bread. They are desperate and hungry. ||  || Daytime ||   || In Paris, at Boris's apartment, pawnshop ||  || Boris becomes optimistic whne he is cheerful. The readers finds that they are finally glad that Boris and the narrator have found money to buy some decent food. But do they find that they use their money poorly? The narrator only has eight francs left. What is he going to do from here? ||  ||
 * Chapter 7 pgs 37 – 44** Koumei
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Protagnist, Boris, and some ex-officers that are Russians are introduced.The Russian at the secret society office. ||  || Boris have recieved some money from some of his ex-officers. Boris suggests that the Protagnist that he should work for a Moscow paper and write articles on English politics. Unfortunately the Protagnist did not recieve the job. As a matter of fact the secret society was vanished. ||  || The secret society was a hope for both Boris and Orwell as if they recieve the job, they will get hundred and fifty francs. However getting a job is not easy as Boris thought of. He has mentioned that they have been called comrade as this sounds like if they were already close friends, but yet they were not able to get the job. ||  || Several days, two days at the Protagnists place waiting for the letter, then he waited for another three days, ten days later he went back to the scret society. ||  || A shabby street running South from the seine bank, somewhere near the Chamber of Deputies. ||  || When finally hope was coming in their way, yet again they weren't able to get it. Is there any hope to these men as they struggle to find job? What more do they need to suffer from? ||  ||
 * Chapter 8 pgs 44 – 50** Koumei
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Protagonist, Boris. Both of them are still on the search for food, money and a job. A patron and his wife (seen briefly).
 * Chapter 9 pgs 50 – 55** Gabriel
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Protagonist and Boris meet the patron of the restaurant. Their money supply depletes, without a job, and soon they run out of food to eat. Soon, Boris finds a job in Hotel X, and he manages to find a way to feed the two of them in Tuileries.
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The issue of poverty continues, evidently seen in the fact that on pages 53-54, Protagonist and Boris are really hungry. Finding a job is a very slim chance for those without money, but, with the help of Boris, who works in Hotel X, Protagonist finally finds a job. Sociologically, Boris stole food for Protagonist because Protagonist did not have a job and is very hungry. Thus, Protagonist felt a sense of normlessness, as he has no other means of reaching the food and a better life, so Boris took care of the job by stealing food for the protagonist.
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3 days later, in the afternoon
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The new restaurant in the Rue Du Commerce, Tuileries
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Nice imagery used – stopped at jeweller’s window and smacked his cheeks sharply to bring the blood into them (51) More French – mais certainment Hunger is more emphasized – “the point of rubbing garlic on bread is that the taste lingers and gives the illusion of having fed recently” (53). Again, Orwell uses vivid imagery to describe how it feels to live in poverty.
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Boris and Protagonist An unnamed Italian, the chef du personell – are names really important? Men with greasy trousers – the plongeurs? An old skull-faced woman with a blue apron These workers are not named probably to show that in this dystopian society, nobody really cares about each other.
 * Chapter 10 pgs 55 – 60** Gabriel
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Narrator gets a new job, since the chef du personnel finds him useful for his English, and has him do his job in the kitchen. He felt the job would suit him, but was only engages as an extra for the whole day at 25 francs. The CDP offered to give a job for a month, but Boris wasn’t satisfied by his decision, and as such must ask to be paid by the day.
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Life in Hotel X is so unfair. The bosses are not the nicest to work with; they tend to be rude to plongeurs. They seem like the type where if you rebel agaisnt them, you're immediately jobless.

Protagonist gets a job opportunity, which puts him in a dilemma since he remembered the other Russian restaurant. Boris is wise, however, and helps him to make the right decision. He does not want to look for another job for Protagonist. After all, having a job in Hotel X is better than nothing. ||  || Quarter to seven in the morning – during the start of Protagonist’s work Hotel X in the deep, dark labyrinthine basement – during Protagonist’s job The Arcade of the Rue de Rivoli – where Protagonist and Boris meet.
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“Repeated something that little boys write on the walls in London” (55) – what does he mean? Everyday language in London? Narrator describes downstairs basement effectively, with its dark, labyrinthine passages to give it a much more frightening effect on the reader. He also shows to us that if we were in the shoes of Protagonist, the reader would place his perspective in a lower class and thus “experience” what it’s like to work there.
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Chapter 11: Protagonist Mario – a huge, excitable Italian like a city policeman with operatic gestures Magyar – hairy, uncouth animal, possibly Transylvanian A night-watchman that unfairly wakes up Protagonist during is break.
 * Chapters 11 & 12 pgs 60 – 69** Gabriel
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Chapter 12: Valenti, the waiter on the fourth floor Asssistant Maitre d’hotel – a fiery Italian. A sixty-year-old woman that Protagonist replaced.

Protagonist did not break his contract, and worked in the Hotel X for four days a week in the cafeterie, a murky, burning hot cellar. The work was spasmodic, with a lot going on including making food, fetching meals from the kitchen, etc.. Every Sunday is a rest day, but it doesn’t always happen: in Protagonist’s case, a night watchman forces the Protagonist to help out.
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In Chapter 12, Protagonist gets more personal about his work. His best time at the hotel was when he helped a kind waiter, Valenti, on the fourth floor. His bad time was when he washed up multiple kitchen utensils from the dining room. It was a truly odious job, considering the dirtiness of the waiters and the room they work him.


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The workload carries on from Chapter 10. Protagonist describes what it’s like to be a plongeur – to work long hours in the various parts of the kitchen amongst the sweat and the food. All the upperclassmen do is tell the plongeurs what to do - they get more leisure time than the plongeurs There is also social inequality involved – Protagonist can only rest on Sundays, unless he is truly needed. “Day off, nothing! The work’s got to be done. Get up” (66)! -Four days a week in the cafeterie – this is the work period for the Protagonist. -Day off on Sunday - where there is a 50/50 chance that you have to work on that day. Hotel X (both chapters) – fourth floor, kitchen, cafeterie ||  || Orwell makes description of work very personal. He has a great use of vivid descriptions to evoke his feelings towards the upperclassmen of the kitchens.
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Orwell talks about the money each job makes at the hotel and what exactly each person does. He brings up at the end the Serbian who gets sacked everyday and who makes 25 Francs a day. || The descriptions of the workers at the hotel shows that it is very difficult to work your way up and doesn't give much hope to him. || his ton, it does not seem to bother him much. || The plongeurs are so exhausted by the end of the day, that they do not plan to do any cleaning and never really do. || with the life of a plongeur in this chapter. || CHP 16: the author ||  || CHP15: Valenti starved for five days – Thought that the picture on his wall was a portrait of Sainte Eloise, and prayed for money. Promised that he would burn a candle for her if his wish comes true – Maria comes in and suggests that he return his oil bidon and receive his initial deposit (3 francs fifty) – Eats food with the money, and just when he is about to by a candle for Sainte Eloise, Maria tells her that the woman in the picture is Suzanne May, “the prostitute of the Empire” CHP 16: Talks about the daily life of a plongeur (Wake up-metro-Work-Bistros-Sleep) Also talks about seeing murder of a man beneath his window ||  || CHP 15: Possibly to add humor in to the story. Maybe to show that the poor often do not seek support from religion.  CHP 16: Talking about not wasting sleep over murder may show how poverty makes workers inhumane To describe the dull, and yet very important rhythmic routine of a poor worker which sustains his life ||  || CHP 15: Valenti’s past before becoming a waiter CHP 16: While the author is working at the hotel and is reflecting back to this lifestyle ||  || CHP 15: Through dialogue between Valenti and Maria (Valenti talks in first person). Detailed descriptions of his situation CHP 16: Author uses vivid descriptions (“some hideous French Face, breathing sour wine and garlic” “Beyond the river the Eiffel Tower flashed top to bottom with zigzag skysigns”) Makes reader visualize/feel what the author is talking about ||  || CHP 18: Charlie CHP 19: Author and Boris ||  || CHP 18: T ells story of how he persuaded Yvonne to fake as a pregnant woman and go to a Government Maternity Hospital to get food. CHP 19: The Author quits his job so that he can work for the Auberage. They find that the restaurant is far from opening, and help the patron get it started. However, at the end of the chapter, the restaurant shows some progress of getting finished, but the author ends the chapter by saying that he thinks it will be a failure. ||  || CHP 18: To add humor into the story CHP 19: Possibly to show that workers’ hopes/dreams do not come easily (Boris has dreamed of working in this restaurant for a while, and yet the restaurant does not show much hope of being completed). Workers constantly chase dreams that are usually unachievable? ||  || CHP 18: Charlie’s past when he was starving CHP 19: After the author quits his job at the hotel ||  || CHP 18: Paris CHP 19: Paris ||  || CHP 18: Story is told from Charlie’s perspective. Readers have insight into how he thinks and acts. CHP 19: Through the perspective of the author ||  || CHP21: Narrator, the cook, Jules, Boris, patron, patron's wife, Frenchman || CHP21: there is no time for the narrator to do anything, the narrator quarrel with the cook continuously, kitchen grew dirtier and dirtier, a Frenchman ate and find the food quite nice, narrator quite his job || CHP23: Charlie, Narrator, Roucolle, a Jew, a Pole || CHP23: Narrator did stuffs he didn't have time to do before, went into Auberge as a customer, tell us the story of Roucolle, Roucolle traded cocaine with the Jew, the next day the police were searching their building every room for cocaine, the police found out and detained Roucolle and the Pole, then they discovered those are not cocaine but are face-powder || CHP23: The story shows anti-semitism and stereotype about people || the Mormon and the atheist an old-aged pensioner and the stevedore || -Irish Man -Tramps of London ||
 * Chapter 13 pgs 69 – 74** Stephen
 * Who || boris, chef, orwell, doorman, and Maitre' de hotel ||
 * What || In the beginning the moustache was talked about because orwell got yelled at for wearing one.
 * What || In the beginning the moustache was talked about because orwell got yelled at for wearing one.
 * Why || Only chefs are the people in the hotel who can wear moust aches, and boris says that is just how things are.
 * When || This happens over a few weeks ||
 * Where || Paris, Hotel X ||
 * How || His point of view seems like everyone has thier place in the hotel. Tha is how things are but through
 * Chapter 14 pgs 75 – 83** Stephen
 * Who || Orwell, waiters, plongeurs, and the Debrouillard ||
 * What || This is about how the waiters act and their presitge. It also talks about the plongeurs outlook of everything and how the plongeurs still have some pride.He also mentions about the Debrouillard and what he does. How dirty the kitchen truely is is also discussed, but the plongeurs are always to tired to do any of the cleaning. ||
 * Why || Orwell seems to mock the waiters. p 77 "He is participating in the meal himslef" "never be sorry for the waiter"
 * When || no set date or time ||
 * Where || Paris, Hotel X ||
 * How || His tone is happier because he starts understand how the hotel is run. He also seems like he is fine
 * Chapters 15 & 16 pgs 83 – 92** Hong Kyun
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 * Chapters 17,18 & 19 pgs 92 -105** Hong Kyun
 * Who CHP17: Numerous people in the bistro (The author, Charlie, Marinette, Furex etc)
 * What CHP 17: They are singing, dancing, drinking and telling stories to one another. Furex gives a patriotic speech, and sings a patriotic song
 * Why CHP 17: Shows how workers enjoy their weekend. Drinking and socializing at the bistro is one thing which makes life worth living for these workers, who do not really have a future to think of.
 * When CHP 17: Weekend (Saturday night)
 * Where CHP 17: Bistro in the Hotel des Trois Moineaux
 * How CHP 17: Goes back and forth with descriptions of what people in the bistro are doing. This helps create the wild and festive atmosphere in the bistro.
 * Chapters 20 & 21 pgs 105 -115** Henry
 * Who || CHP20: Narrator, the cook, Jules, Boris, patron, patron's wife
 * What || CHP20: Narrator works as a plongeur in the new restaurant, Narrator works harder in this restaurant as it has a lack of equipments and lack of staff, Narrator and the cook started insulting one another everyday at 11 o'clock and last until 3, the cook goes crying periodically, Boris and Jules fight each other for tips, Patron would give them a glass of brandy at the end of the day, Narrator usually sleep at half past one
 * Why || To show the intense work of plongeurs in a small restaurant and to show that colleagues argue with each other more often than they form unity. It also shows that the patron does nothing except sit and drink. ||
 * When || Two weeks period ||
 * Where || Auberge de Jehan Cottard restaurant ||
 * How || lots of dialogue which gives realistic feelings to the arguments that each exerts on the other. The amount of work listed helps readers to see how intense the work really is. ||
 * Chapters 22 & 23 pgs 115 - 125** Henry
 * Who || CHP22: Narrator
 * What || CHP22: Narrator describes the life of a plongeur and the significance of a plongeur in the French society, say that plongeurs are like slaves of the modern society
 * Why || CHP22: To sum up his findings about plongeurs and to tell readers what he think being a plongeur is like. He describes the plongeurs significance in the French society
 * When || After he left Auberge ||
 * Where || Roucolle's apartment ||
 * How || The extremity of the language the narrator uses to describe the life and significance of the plongeur tells us how he felt about plongeurs in the society. Also, his cynical view about hotels and restaurants tell us his view on wealthy people. The story in chapter 23 shows anti-semitism. The story itself is sort of funny too. ||
 * Chapters 24, 25 pgs 125 – 138** Mego
 * Who || the narrator: he meets different people in the spikes who live on 10 shillings a week.
 * What || the narrator goes to London and he learns about the poor population in London and their way of life. He meets new people and experiences a new way of life. ||
 * Why || The author is trying to show the reader the difference between Paris and London. Paris is more free when it comes to poverty, you can sleep in more places. Life in London seems much harsher. ||
 * When || 1st week in London. ||
 * Where || London ||
 * How || The author talks about the fight with the Mormon and the atheist so there maybe something to do with religion later (foreshadowing). His tone is relatively amused becuase he is learning a bunch of new things about the way of life in London. ||
 * Chapters 26, 27 – 138 – 149** Mego
 * Who || -Narrator
 * What || The plot continues from the last few chapters, but there is a large scene where the tramps go to a church and pray for tea and bread. ||
 * Why || The author wants the reader to see that when you are poor you would do anything to get food or money, even if it means lying about your religion. ||
 * When || 2nd week of London ||
 * Where || London ||
 * How || His tone is very casual and surprised. As he see's all of the tramps doing different things in order to get food, he realizes how bad it really is. When the Irish man tells him that they pick up remaining cigarette buds to smoke he was shocked because he buys his own tobacco. He is also very surprised with the conditions of the spikes. They are very dirty or they smell bad or they have a mean manager. He is not used to this becuase in Paris things were much easier, not easy, but easier. ||

29: Paddy and the narrator are traveling to London. The narrator finds that it costs money to even sit down in London since you are not allowed to sit on the street. They go to the Salvation Army Shelter and find that cooking, drinking, spitting, swearing, quarreling and gambling are all prohibited. Paddy talks about how theft is common and he has even seen a wooden leg be stolen from a cripple. || 29: Shows many of the freedoms that are given up and shows the bad side of some of the homeless || 29: During their trip to Edbury || 29: Through the detailed trip of Paddy and the narrator through London, an Edbury spike and the Salvation Army shelter. || 31: Bozo tells the narrator about the various ways beggars make money. He also tells him that the police monitor what he paints on the street and will stomp out anything controversial. The narrator talks about how beggars work just as hard as any upper class person but they just had the misfortune of becoming poor. || 31: Tells about different ways tramps make money and offers the idea that “A beggar, looked at realistically, is simply a business man, getting his living, like other business men, in the way that comes to hand… He has merely made the mistake of choosing a trade at which it is impossible to grow rich” (pg. 174) ||
 * Chapters 28, 29 pgs 149 – 160** Patrick
 * Who || The Narrator, Paddy ||
 * What || 28: Paddy is introduced in this chapter. He is what Orwell considers a “typical tramp.” He is from Ireland and had lost his job 2 years ago. He was ashamed of being a tramp but he had all a tramp’s ways. He still maintained his morality and would not want to steal. He was very ignorant, pitied himself and blamed everyone for the problem of unemployment
 * Why || 28: Introduces a typical tramp
 * When || 28: When the narrator meets Paddy
 * Where || London, an Edbury spike, Salvation Army Shelter ||
 * How || 28: Through the description of Paddy
 * Chapters 30, 31 pgs 160 – 174** Patrick
 * Who || The Narrator, Bozo, Paddy ||
 * What || 30: The narrator meets a screever named Bozo. Bozo is different from other tramps in the fact that he seems well educated and does not seem to mind that he is poor. His fiancé was hit by an omnibus. After a week of drinking Bozo fell 40 feet from a stage crushing his leg and becoming crippled. He lived on the street ever since because he can’t make money any way other than doing street paintings.
 * Why || 30: Introduces an atypical tramp who seems to be more similar to the narrator than the other tramps.
 * When || When the narrator arrives in London and meets Bozo ||
 * Where || London ||
 * How || Bozo’s unique character is shown through his stories and various conversations with the narrator. The narrator’s views that beggars work hard is reveled through his description of various types of beggars. ||












 * Chapters 32, 33 pgs 174 – 186** Stephen
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 * He talks about what certain people go by or what certain words mean. It seems as if everything is changing and there is a huge difference between London and Paris. p178 "med don't swear in front of women" The affect of not working has on paddy is mentioned and the first time they go to church is described. || ||
 * Why || London slang is talked about to give people a sense of what he is talking about. It also gets people a feeling of the setting and that the reader is there with them. The affect of not having much money is talked about, but he seems to be having a good time in London. When he went to the church, he was facinated by it. Him and paddy were so happy when they ended up getting the ticket to go eat food. ||
 * When || within a 10 day span ||
 * Where || In london ||
 * How || His tone is good. He seems to be having an "interesting" time in London. Especially when he realized churches gave him food for going to listen to a sermon. ||
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