Shooting an Elephant

Have you ever been pressured into doing something you didn’t want to, but felt like you had no other option? The narrator in Orwell's, “Shooting an Elephant” had a very similar experience. He was pressed by the Burmese into committing a senseless killing that he did not deem necessary. This transformation of the main characters mentality and morals gives the audience a terrific example of characterization, which would not be possible without the effective use of point of view in Orwell's story.

In “shooting an elephant” George Orwell describes his experience as a police officer in Burma at the time colonialization. Orwell narrates a story when he had to kill an elephant because Orwell did not want to feel inferior in front of Burmese people. Also, Orwell’s encounter with the wild elephant insight him into the true nature of the imperialism. Moreover, Orwell, in “shooting an elephant”, uses elephant as a symbol of the British Empire. He explains the effects of British Empire on the people

his be taken as well? In the memoir “Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell, the elephant who trampled a villager was shot by a police officer within bounds of the law and within moral standpoints, and it was most definitely justified. The animal had previously killed a villager and destroyed property. He disrupted the peace of the village and instilled fear in the people. All of these would legally make the man who shot him in the right. Since the elephant killed a man, the officer, who was licensed

English 1301 02 December 2014 Shooting an Elephant In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell recites a personal experience in which he shoots and kills an elephant while working as a British police officer in the British colony of Burma. While his actions were legally justifiable, Orwell describes his feelings of guilt for his true intentions and rationale for the killing, which he admits to himself as unnecessary and unjust. In slaying the elephant Orwell acts contrary to his own

is what pushed the narrator in George Orwell’s “shooting an elephant” to shoot the elephant. He should have not followed society and formed his own individual opinion. “I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking like a fool” (Orwell 139). He was more preoccupied with what the natives thought of him then doing what was morally correct. He did not do what was ethically correct and just leave the elephant alone and wait for the owner. The societal pressure

The setting of a story affects many things, like shaping the plot, the tone, the theme and even the mood. The setting in “The Demon Lover,” “Shooting an Elephant,” and “The Train from Rhodesia” the setting of the story affects that character’s mood, their emotion, and how they act. The settings in each of these stories help the reader relate to the characters. As can be seen with the setting in “The Demon Lover” are the empty streets of London, where the houses are empty because people have fled

ability to sway others gently into submission? He with the iron first, does not necessarily rule. In George Orwell’s “Shooting An Elephant,” the narrator clearly illustrates that power, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. He implicates that power is an illusion of the oppress, and instead held by the oppressed, which ultimately renders the holder impotent. “Shooting an Elephant” is the story of Orwell’s experience as an officer of the Imperial British government during a stint in Burma. Orwell

types of literature. In “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell presents the idea that peer pressure is a powerful force that takes away one’s freedom of choice with the use of internal conflicts and connections to the real world. In analyzing the internal conflicts, the narrator has with himself due to peer pressure, results in the loss of his freedom of choice. The first time the reader sees this internal struggle is when the narrator first arrives on the scene where the elephant is located. "Moreover

“Shooting an Elephant” Rhetorical Analysis In the essay “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell recounts his experiences as a British police officer in the British Raj during the 1930s and 40s. During this time period, Great Britain controlled most of South Asia, including the Burman village where Orwell was stationed. He describes the futility of imperialism for both parties involved, directing his experiences to the European audiences of the time. This is meant to provide perspective towards the

empires. The extension of authority would create an opportunity for the imperialists to exercise political and economic control on other countries. George Orwell argues against the taste of imperialism and its abuse of power in his narrative “Shooting an Elephant”. It is essential to show concern in resolving racial discrimination because of the integrity and viability of individuals. Imperialism involves exploitation of the natives, the oppressed and squeezing them to from different angles for example