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I was lost in a swarm of hundreds of bodies that were surrounding the nearby paddy fields. Each one of their voices was shouting louder than the next over an event that had just occurred. I dragged my feet through the thick mud of the fields in order to get a better view of the situation. I was able to crawl under the gangly legs of several citizens in the fields when my eyes had locked on a man holding a massive rifle over his shoulders aiming towards an elephant. My body froze when I noticed that

which plays a crucial role in the essay. Yet, throughout the text, the reader finds no explanation of what this word might mean. The word “must” which is actually spelled as “musth” is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the “frenzied state of certain male animals that is associated with the rutting season” (“Musth”). The word “mahout” (2), who is a person who works with elephants, also fails to be explained. In the sentence “Burmans were bringing dahs and baskets…” (5), it is not clear

1. From the beginning of this essay Orwell’s purpose was never to shoot the elephant. In paragraph 3, lines eight through nine he explains not wanting to shoot it and speaks about bringing the gun to give the elephant a good fright. Leaving the gun at home or bringing the gun would have made no difference to what happened at the end. The gun was of little use, the main gun was not even his own but the riffle. 2. Orwell shot the elephant not to save the people in the village but for his own benefits

Narrative of Thought I remember when I first read Heart of Darkness. I was a sophomore in high school when I had been required to read it. I remember when I got it. I thought to myself that it might be a cool book. I read the first five pages and wanted to throw it the window. It was confusing, frustrating and a little weird. Eventually I did read it. The more I read the more it made sense. When I finished it, I was still a little confused, but I understood it better. I would not say that the exact

Political Cartoon Map Part 1: Select one image and write at least three observations to support each decoding category. Write your observations in complete sentences, using proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Choice A: "Putting His Foot Down, 1899" Public Domain Choice B: Imperialism in China, 1890’s Public Domain Indicate Your Selection: Choice A or Choice B: ___B_______ Action: Five people (represents five nations) is cutting up a pie called Chine (China). Germany

In Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell uses his experiences as a European police officer in Burma during early 20th century imperialism in order to convey that imperialism destroyed both the native and the white man’s freedom. When Orwell is reluctant to shoot the elephant, he states “I perceive in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” He appeals to the audience’s emotion by stating this, making it clear that he feels more pressured by the native

The essay “Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell tells about the life of the narrator in a time of British-Imperialism. He tells the story of himself being a sub-divisional police officer in a town that was against the occupation of the British. The narrator worked in an aimless and lack of control area. The essay often tells of the anger that Orwell feels about the natives. The narrator’s attitude toward the natives is anger because the natives made his job difficult, they ridiculed him, and pressured

In the piece “Elephant” the author uses irony in order to showcase the true essence of social norms. It is stated, “For at that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I would have been if I had been alone.” This dialogue reveals that the people are causing the main character to behave differently. This implies that they ironically have power over the main character, despite the fact he is a law enforcer. Later in the piece, the main character is aware that

Summary: “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell was an iconic author, novelist, and essayist known by his opposition to both social injustice and totalitarianism. In his essay “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell writes about an event that opened his eyes to the societal dangers of imperialism and the social injustices therein. Orwell begins by explaining his position as a sub-divisional police officer in Burma, a British colony. He goes on to explain that the British are hated by the village natives, and

“Power is not a means; it is an end” (George Orwell, 1984). Orwell’s writing has a recurring theme of power struggles, and “Shooting an Elephant” is no different. [He was a british police officer in Burma who sympathized with the natives, which caused a sense of internal conflict.] Orwell uses imagery, simile, and extended metaphor in his comparison of the elephant and British imperialism. Orwell uses imagery when describing the scene in which he shoots the elephant. Phrases such as “the thick red