Dahl's Memoir: The British Empire

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Going Solo, Roald's Dahl's memoir of his work in east Africa and his service in the RAF, cover the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. The British Empire plays a large role in the memoir as the home for our heroic main character and as the side he was fighting for in WWII. A common phrase used to describe the British empire is that, "The Empire on which the sun never sets"(Project Gutenberg). From this one can say, its long-lasting effects can be seen around the world. In fact, the British Empire was important because of its colonization of foreign lands, the unity it brought, and world trade.

Colonization is one of the reasons why the Empire is so important. Based on the article "British People are Proud of Colonialism" it says, "At its height in 1922 the British Empire governed a fifth of the world’s population and a quarter of the world’s total land area." From this one can infer that, when a fifth of the world is under one nation's control, the parts of the Empire had to be unified for it to function and to be prosperous. Without the unity the grand empire brought other countries wouldn't dream of controlling vast amounts of land under one government. Another reason why the empire was so important is because of colonization. …show more content…

According to the text,"[Roald Dahl] consider[s] [himself] very lucky to have caught a glimpse of the [British people] while [they] still roamed" (Going Solo) From this one can infer, that for somebody to see people around the world to act a certain way the government had to influence a certain unified behavior. From the evidence you can also infer, that they continuously spread the population of the British by moving them around the world. Another item of importance from the British Empire is

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