y birth. In short, the imperialist philosophy and way of life dehumanizes both the imperialist and the victims of the imperialist.
U Po Kyin is the prime example of such a victim. He is the quintessential collaborator, the representative of Burmese who think only of themselves and how they can take advantage of the situation at hand. U Po Kyin cares nothing about his country or his countrypeople, but only about himself.
However, before we blame imperialism exclusively for U Po Kyin's corruption, it is important to note that he was more than willing to be corrupted from the beginning of his encounter with the British:
He remembered the terror he had felt of those columns of great beef-fed men, red-faced and red-coated; and the long rifles over their shoulders, and the heavy, rhythmic tramp of their b
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