Shooting an Elephant

"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell is a story about Orwell 's experience as a police officer for the British Raj in frontier Burma. The exposition digs into an inward clash that Orwell encounters in his part of representing the British Empire and maintaining the law. At the opening of the narration, Orwell state, “Theoretically—and secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British…” (Orwell, 1) by doing this, he clears up that he is against the British

Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Few supervisors experience lack of respect and denunciation from workers because of their positions in a company. Supervisors take actions to preserve the image of authority before subordinates and from being ridiculed by their workers, even if the supervisors object these types of actions. The essay "Shooting an Elephant" relates to this situation. The author of this essay is George Orwell. The author talks about his work and personal experience that emphasizes

the largest and most majestic animals can often times be extremely intimidating. One might be temped to do something they are normally uncomfortable with when an angry crowd is right behind you watching your every move. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell finds himself in the same situation having to make a drastic decision that normally he would not do. In Orwell’s essay, he is trying to inform his audience about the negative ways in which British Imperialism has on people involved

from Shooting an Elephant) In elementary school, children learn about a butterfly cycle. From there, the schools teach about the other cycles that follow. So many cycles are taught. Water, energy balance, carbon, rock, atmosphere, nitrogen, etc. So many cycles taught, but there are more that are learned. Schools don’t teach about the cycle of humans. Now, the human cycle isn’t the cycle of the body. Indefinitely not. It is the cycles of pressure, predigest, and more. In George Orwell’s Shooting an

In the stories “Shooting an Elephant” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” there is oppression from two separate groups. In “Shooting an Elephant” it is the British Empire trying to control the Burmese people, and in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” it is the local government in Birmingham, Alabama denying the African American people their civil rights as people. Throughout history when any form of government tries to control a group of people or deny them their rights there has been various issues.

In “Shooting an Elephant,” George Orwell achieves two achievements : he shows us his personal experience and his expression while he was in Burma; he use the metaphor of the elephant to explain to describe what Burma looked like when it was under the British Imperialism. The special about this essay is that Orwell tells us a story not only to see the experience that he had in Burma; he also perfectly uses the metaphor of the elephant to give us deep information about the Imperialism. By going through

punishment for the resistance these people were locked up and beaten by the English Officers. With an overwhelming hatred toward the officers it was difficult for them to be respected. One officer was mentioned for his efforts in George Orwell’s “Shooting and Elephant” and the story includes the themes of how strangers can pressure one into a situation, and the issues of beginning a task that is unfinishable. A large group of people can easily influence a person to do something against their morals. In

idea excused racism and portrayed it as more of a positive element in our society, rather than the destructive mechanism that it actually is. It also caused white men to truly believe that they are better than any other race out there. In “Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell, the narrator’s brain is subconsciously imbedded with this notion. He claims to be opposed to imperialism and everything about it while also hating his job and the people associated with it. These two things cannot go hand

George Orwell: Killing an Elephant Throughout history, empires from all over world, from different time periods, have been successful in acquiring vast majority of land from powerless nations. All of this is better known as imperialism. Empires look to expand and gain capital by acquiring raw materials, land, and labor. There is benefit for the conquering nation, but the oppressed victims are often left with their physical and mental health impaired as they are constantly exposed to long work hours

of decisions. Now then, how many times a man faces a difficult situation where he should make a momentous decision? Many times and, unfortunately, sometimes people are forced to do some things that they do not want to do. So, in the essay "Shooting an Elephant" George Orwell describes on his personal experience how and authority influences people to sacrifice their own principles. I believe that all people need in a harmony with oneself and not bend before others to try to satisfy other people's