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George Orwell Shooting An Elephant Summary

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n "Shooting an Elephant", Roleplaying is used heavily by Orwell considering he was an officer that people didn't really care for. He pretended to care for the people that didn't care for him at all. Orwell reveals his role very well when he describes how the people in the town treat him. His view on imperialism is much different than everyone else's and they know it which is the main cause of the bad treatment. The serious role-playing comes in when the elephant becomes any issue for the townspeople. Orwell's personal feelings about killing the elephant who didn't seem to bother anyone. Orwell felt the pressure to kill the elephant because was his job to protect the people as well as make them happy. Orwell draws attention to the excitement
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