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George Orwell Shooting The Elephant Summary

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In Orwell’s essay, he chooses to “wear a mask that is fit to his face” and be something he was not. Orwell decided to give in to the Burmans by shooting the elephant, is what they wanted. He said when the owner came back he was angry about it. I think that he should have stuck to his instinct by not shooting the elephant. He just wanted to prove himself to the people of Burma although he had nothing to prove to these people. I think that he should have been a leader and stuck to his intentions. Shooting the elephant only made Orwell a follower and someone who he is not and now he has to deal with the guilt and grief from the shooting of the elephant.
Using vivid descriptive language, Orwell paints us an elaborate tangible picture of
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