![]() ![]() During their conversations, Flory criticizes the British Empire as a vehicle for theft that is destroying the native culture this idea agitates the doctor, who is a staunch defender of the empire. Veraswami, the only person with whom Flory can speak frankly. Flory’s only friend is the Indian surgeon Dr. While Flory has a Burmese concubine, Ma Hla May, he is desperately lonely and longs for a European wife who will love the country as he does and who will save him from his horrible life. ![]() Flory’s progressive beliefs and love of Burmese culture mark him as an outsider, and the other club members, particularly the virulently racist Ellis, bully him. He spends three weeks of the month in his jungle camp overseeing the production of teak for export back to England and spends the remaining week in town, where his life centers on the club. Flory’s most notable feature is a large, crescent-shaped birthmark that runs across the left side of his face. ![]()
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