Title: A Hanging
Author: George Orwell
Type: Essay (For those of you who are intimidated by this word, essay doesn't mean the kind of thing you write in school, it's like a short story basically)
About: In Burma, a man is on death row and today is the day he hangs. This is a third party's view of the events that take place.
Link: http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/site/work/essays/hanging.html

I'd like to know what people think of this one, since it's a very powerful essay.
And keep sending suggestions for future readings!

My question to you: What do you think is the importance of the dog in this writing?