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George Orwell
The worker is the first local in Marrakech that Orwell mentions individually. Orwell refers to him in the essay as a “navvy,” or manual laborer. The worker sees Orwell feed bread to a gazelle, which seems reluctant to interact with Orwell and tries to push his hand away while still nibbling the bread. The worker approaches and remarks in a somewhat aghast way that Orwell could be giving the bread to him instead of the gazelle. By saying this, the worker highlights how tourists like Orwell frequently fail to recognize the poverty and struggle of the people around them.
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Worker Character Timeline in Marrakech
The timeline below shows where the character Worker appears in Marrakech. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Marrakech
...gazelle wants the bread suspended in midair without a human to bother the animal. A local laborer working nearby lowers his hoe, moving toward them. As the laborer looks at the bread...
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