In George Orwell's book Burmese Days, the relationship between the British colonizers and the colonized Burmese/Indians ultimately led to the decline of British imperialism in Burma. The relationships between John Flory and Dr. Veraswami, Ellis with the Burmese/Indians are used to explain the decline of the British role in Burma. The European Club played an important role in bringing the British to power and the relationships described in the book show how difficult it was for the natives to gain power. The relationship between the Englishman John Flory and the Indian Dr. Veraswami is unique because Flory deals in a friendly manner. Unlike many of his acquaintances, Flory is more open to Burmese culture and has different ideas about imperialism. Flory and Dr. Veraswami often talk about British imperialism and they both take opposing sides. Flory criticizes imperialism while Dr. Versawami favors British control. Dr. Verasawami believes that the British are helping them and that imperialism has helped the people become more educated and civilized. This is an example of how Dr. Versawami had a negative view of the natives and argued that British imperialism was beneficial to the Burmese people. Flory recognizes that imperialism has negative impacts on the Burmese people, but is economically beneficial to them and the British. People like Dr Veraswami, who admired the British and believed they were helping them in "a whole surge of modern progress", supported imperialism in Burma. There were also people like Flory who thought they were “not civilizing them, we were only dirtying them.” (p. 35) As tension rises between the British and Burmese people, more and more people begin to recognize the negative aspects of imperialism. The relationship...... middle of paper ......Kyin to prevent Dr. Veraswami from becoming a member of the club sparks a riot and creates tension between the British and the Burmese. These riots create greater hatred between the two groups, particularly the Burmese, leading to the decline of British power. The people are angry with the British and no longer believe that the British do more good than bad. Although British imperialism technically ended the Common Wealth countries and for example, although the French no longer own their colonies, they can have direct control over certain aspects. from their former colonies and they often still benefit from these poorer countries. Additionally, Burma has recently experienced unrest, so analyzing the relationships between the colonizers and the colonized during the time it was a British colony can allow us to better understand current conflicts..