Shooting an Elephant

obstacles in ordered to be socialized and cared among people. Joan Didion in “On Morality” explores her perception that we don’t have no way of knowing- what is “right” and what is “wrong”, what is “good” and what is “evil”. And George Orwell in “Shooting an Elephant” talks about his internal war between his mind and feelings. However, his mind wins because he wants to grow up his self-respect among the Indians during his service period as a police officer in a colonialism of Burmese. Tan states that she

Geroge Orwell “One of the things Orwell bequeathed us was the adjective ‘Orwellian’…. It is a frightening word, generally applied to a society organized to crush and dehumanize the individual, sometimes signifying the alienation of that individual if he dares to rebel” (Lewis 13). George Orwell, the pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair, depicted the importance of the individual in society and the danger of too much community in his literature. Through his personal experiences, however, he explored

satisfaction at someone’s tragedy. On the other hand, in the short story “Shooting and Elephant” the political purpose is also presented through the system of imperialism and the impact that it had on human nature. The high significance of duty, authority and power are again presented as the main lust and greed of human beings toward committing unethical actions. As the author is the main police officer in the town he has to shoot an elephant that came by in a bizarre way in that city in order for the people

community change. Refusing to treat Jim as a slave, Huck sets an example to the readers about standing out as an individual and neglecting to conform to societal norms. However, the opposite is shown in a nonfiction story by George Orwell called “Shooting An Elephant”. In this story, a police officer is met with a distress call of

gives deeper meaning to the rest of the story as it highlights why he dislikes it so much. He already establishes the fact that his character is weak since he lets the Burma people laugh at him and play him for a fool. The build up of finding the elephant is a metaphor in itself showcasing the destructive power of imperialism. Orwell uses other metaphors when he compares himself to being a magician about to perform a trick, or the lead actor in a piece, an absurd puppet or a posing dummy, holding

Many Colours, One World , One Approach to Injustice The essays “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell and the "Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. share several similarities, particularly in terms of the authors' recognition of injustice in their respective communities. There are striking similarities between their causes despite Orwell being of British descent and part of the caucasian majority while Dr. King was from the United States of America and was part of the

capitalist bourgeoisie class. George Orwell, who wrote Shooting an Elephant, narrated the story of a colonial British police officer, which is he, stationed in a British-colonized portion of Burma. Frantz Fanon, who wrote the French novel, The Wretched of the Earth, writes about the effects of colonization and how the people should fight back with warfare and rebellion, to achieve de-colonization. The Communist Manifesto, Shooting an Elephant, and The Wretched of the Earth all speak of the ideas of

nation from the foreign imperialists and implies the inevitable decline of the dynasty. Part 2: In the left column, record at least three observations for each category for “Shooting and Elephant.” Then, in the right column, compare these observations to the political cartoon you decoded in Step 1. “Shooting an Elephant” Comparison to Political

Having made his decision, he grabbed his rifle, aimed, and fired straight toward the elephant. He shot the elephant a second time, and a third time. He approached the elephant only to hear it in agony, crying, about to die. Orwell couldn’t bear listening to the suffering and the outcry of the elephant’s pain, so he fired the rest of the bullets into the elephant to end its misery, and fled. Although it may seem as if George Orwell and Dr. King did not face similar challenges

the readers feel that they are in similar situations. In 1984, Animal Farm, and Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell, the forms of governments were oppressing their citizens by withholding essential information and promoting half lies that had adverse effects on the population. It cause for people to oppress themselves by their ignorance and attitudes that prevent them from progressing onwards. In Shooting an Elephant, the main character was pressure by the people to