The stories have a major impact on my life in unexpected ways. When asked to consider what story affected me the most during my semester in Composition II, I would have to say Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”. Like so many stories I read this semester, the first time I read the story my understanding of the message was completely different from the subsequent times. I believe a mark of a talented writer is for their stories to spur discussion. Russell describes various stages the wolf girls’ transition through during their stay at St. Lucy’s Home for Girls.
Zachary Conners SUNY – Eng. 12 Mrs. O’Malley December 15, 2014 “Shooting an Elephant” is a persuasive rhetorical piece written by George Orwell used to describe Orwell’s feelings about imperialism. Orwell uses pathos, logos, and ethos to convey his feelings towards imperialism and how destructive it can be. Born 1903, George Orwell, novelist, essayist, and critic, was best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty- Four. Son of a British servant, Orwell spent most of his days in India, where his father had been stationed.
All of those depictions related to the “immense” crown that had followed the narrator expecting him to kill the elephant. This can be analyzed from his own words: “I was only an absurd puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those yellow faces behind”. “And he also realizes that to shoot the elephant would be not only unnecessary but quite immoral. But he is not a free agent; he is part of the impartial system (Ingle,
Furthermore it will expose children 's behavior compare to adult too adult 's behavior patterns. I 'm going to write comparing and differentiating these stories in this essay. Such as, how the righteous vs wrongdoing in this essay. Because is explain in those stories that making a bad or a good move what could happen in the future. Besides making a good move could lead you into a happy ending’s.
This semester I was exposed to several types of literature. When evaluating the stories I realized how much it changed my reading styles. Three stories that influenced me the most are, A Goodman is Hard to Find, “The Little Red Wheelbarrow”, and The Diary of a Madman. These stories Made me question my beliefs, reminded me of myself, and helped me choose a minor in college.
The purpose of “Shooting an Elephant” was to show that sometimes people do things they know aren’t the right decision just to impress everyone else. The officer felt that,“It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him” (Orwell 4). As he shot the elephant he
There are numerous themes in this short story such as British imperialism and colonial resentment however the most prominent theme in this story is fear of humiliation and the effect peer- pressure has on an individual. The setting of Burma helps work with this theme as it provides an area for the plot to take place and develop. After marching miles to the destination of the elephant, a crowd had surrounded George Orwell and encourages Orwell to kill the elephant. George Orwell is compelled to kill the once ravaging elephant due to the fact that Orwell wants to avoid looking like a fool. George Orwell is willing to sacrifice his role of doing the right thing and fulfilling the Burmese wishes in order to save himself from
"I did not in the least want to shoot him." (Orwell). The narrator lets us know the feeling he was going through and obviously did not intend on shooting the elephant. Although, No one ever convinced him to take action and shoot the elephant. He simply shot the elephant for his own personal feelings of not wanting to be rejected and to feel like a hero.
I believe in the story of the Elephant Man the theme is don't judge a book by it's cover, because when comparing the Elephant Man to how he is portrayed and how he really is as a person it really makes you think, because how he looks and his reputation leads you to believe he is a ugly dimwitted off putting individual, when in reality he is very intelligent kind and gregarious, it's for these reasons I’m led to believe he is a good person and beautiful in his own way because how he attempts to cheer up the pinheads when there talked bad towards and put down by everyone even when the two physicians come to gawk at him when they're fired he feels sympathy for them and judges Mr. Treeves for it even goes so far as to question the doctors sensibility
The theme of this story is pressure in general, as well as peer pressure. In the story the narrator tells himself that he is not going to shoot the elephant. But when he is doubted by the Burmese people and he is surrounded by about two thousand of them, the pressure is on to shoot the elephant. This style leads the readers to able to feel that pressure because in everyday life, people are pressured to do stuff they necessarily do not want to try or do. The story is relatable in the sense that readers can feel the internal conflict
The next story that I chose that has a relatable message is “Song of the Trees” The theme in the story is to always stand up for what you believe in. Mr,Logan threatened to blow up the entire forest if the white men did not stop cutting the trees. This would make it so the white men could not get the money for the trees they were cutting and the Logans would lose their trees and Mr.Logan would die. However, this did not phase Mr.Logan because he would die standing up for what he believes in. “And it don’t make any difference if I die today or tomorrow.
One of the most notable facets of “Hills Like White Elephants” is the repetition of sentences throughout the short story. With the story running at barely two thousand words, the repetition of these key phrases stands out among the dialogue. The phrase from which the title comes from, “like white elephants”, reoccurs five times within the text. In cultural context, an elephant in the room is an idiom for a burden or an issue at hand that no one wants to discuss.
In the short story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, a young man experiences a case of influence and peer pressure like none other. An English police officer is placed in a Burmese area and assigned to protect the people there. The people of this town are not fond of the outsider and treat him very poorly. In order for the officer to gain a kind of reassurance from the Burmese people, he must find a way to make them happy. In the story, George Orwell uses imagery and characterization in order to demonstrate how a rite of passage can be forced upon a person in order for that person to obtain their place in society.
The authors want their audiences to use these tales and examples as life lessons and hope for them to utilize these sources in their future lives. These two ideas are presented through the use of figurative language, mainly metaphors. In addition, the similar tone of these pieces allows the author to connect more deeply with the readers. Toni Morrison’s Nobel lecture, folktales, and several poems illustrate how metaphors and tone are used to describe experience and caution the readers.
The crowd expected him to kill the elephant and he felt that he was obliged to act in this way. Eventually, under this pressure he acted against his own wish and he killed it. After the elephant’s death opinions about the incident were divided among the people. Some of them said it was right thing to do, while others said that it was a shame to kill the elephant. In the end he was happy that an Indian coolie was killed by the elephant, because it gave him a good reason to shoot it.
