it demonstrates the condemned mans vulnerability. His eyes being "vague" let "liquid" begins to develop the idea of the prisoner being too distraught to process his emotions, which ?Orwell continues to weave throughout the essay, as it creates the image of his eyes filling with tears yet being too numb to allow himself to weep. This sparks compassion in the reader and able to relate to Orwell's hopelessness to save him from such a tragic death. Orwell's ability to do this reflects the strength of his abolitionist feelings. These feelings are heightened even further by Orwell's powerful choice to keep the prisoner and his crime nameless. By doing so, Orwell relays that it could be anyone or any crime yet his feelings would not change, instilling his belief that taking any life is wrong, thus forcing the reader to contemplate their own view on the social issue of capital punishment.