George Orwell Shooting An Elephant

George Orwell Shooting an Elephant Analysis “And then down he came, his belly towards me, with a crash that seemed to shake the ground even where I lay” (Orwell 788). In George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant, he describes his strife as a British Indian Imperial Police officer In Lower Burma. Nevertheless, throughout the essay Orwell construes his internal clash of hating Imperialism while also being loathed by the Burmans. Furthermore, Orwell is presented with the task of taking care of a big quandary. However, the assignment will lead Orwell to realize a reality, “It was a tiny incident in itself, but it gave me a better glimpse than I had before of the real nature of Imperialism”(Orwell 785). Moreover, the author challenges the reader to see past what objectively happens in the incoming events. The incident is insignificant in retrospect yet it exposes the evils of

Orwell was ill educated and young as a consequence he was stuck in limbo. Orwell remarks,” All I know was that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my rage against evil spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible” (784). Even though Orwell had much animosity towards the burmese people, he himself agreed with their hatred of British colonial tyranny as clearly stated,”I was all for the burmeses and all against their oppressors”(784). The author is trying to caution British People to not systematically permit what their government is carrying out in foreign countries. Also, he wants people to control their own actions as opposed to giving into social criterion. Nevertheless, this predicament is presented to him when he catches wind of an elephant that killed a Dradivian