"why are beggers hated" by George orwell?

Question

Why Beggars Are Hated

By George Orwell

It is worth saying something about the social position of beggars, for when one has consorted with them, and found that they are ordinary human beings, one cannot help being struck by the curious attitude that society takes towards them. People seem to feel that there is some essential difference between beggars and ordinary 'working' men. They are a race apart - outcasts, like criminals and prostitutes. Working men 'work', beggars do not 'work'; they are parasites, worthless in their very nature. It is taken for granted that a beggar does not 'earn' his living, as a bricklayer or a literary critic 'earns' his. He is a mere social excrescence, tolerated because we live in a humane age, but essentially despicable.

Yet if one looks closely one sees that there is no essential difference between a beggar's livelihood and that of numberless respectable people. Beggars do not work, it is said; but, then, what is work? A navvy works by swinging a pick.

Answer 1

Do your own homework!

To get a better idea of what Orwell is writing about, read Down And Out In London And Paris.

Answer 2

As Craig said, it is your homework and you should analyze it yourself... First you have to learn about Orwell himself, through his literature he engaged readers into analyze and criticise elements in their own society that they take for granted. I can't remember what your questions were (they don't come up on this page because you put them as added detail I think). Anyways think into the rationality (or not) of paid work itself. Why just because you go out on work does that make you a better person than someone who begs? In some cultures beggin is not frowned upon it is just another form of sustenance in the whole dynamics of their society.